Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

There were a lot of mud spots along the way, and both of them were a little unhappy.

People come and go in this barren hill courtyard, and there are many officials, because Nandu (now Nanchang, Jiangxi) stayed behind, and Yin Linrenzhao of Nanchang deployed his official office here.

The good Nan didn't stay here, and went to the river to eat and sleep in the open. Many officials and subordinates were very upset.

But Lin Renzhao stubbornly felt that the army from the north would come over sooner or later. After successive letters to the court failed to get a reply, he moved hundreds of miles from his official office to Wuchang from the good southern capital, and directly commanded the army in Wuchang without knowing Jiang Fang. .

Many subordinates and officials find it unreasonable. Although the Qin State is strong in the north, they pay tribute every year. The relationship between the two families is loving and filial. The nearby officials and generals complained, but Lin Renzhao was unmoved.

In particular, his general Zhu Lingyun directly expressed his opposing opinions several times. Although Lin Renzhao didn't accept it and had a bad relationship with him and Huangfu Jixun, the leader of the imperial guards in the capital, he didn't dare to treat him as a general.

Because Zhu Lingyun came from a famous family, he was the brother-in-law of Yang Xingmi in the past and the grandson of Zhu Yanshou, the most capable general under his command. The king always liked such celebrities, so he also valued Zhu Lingyun very much.

But Lin Renzhao was at odds with Huangfu Jixun and Zhu Lingyun. Although they were both generals, they would always say negative and depressing words when they chatted privately, saying that the Northern Army was strong and unstoppable. If they fought, they would have no chance of winning. Every time he heard such words, he was very unhappy.

Debate with them without being an opponent....

In the small courtyard, Lin Renzhao excitedly opened a reply letter sent to him by his subordinate officials just now, which came from Jiang Ning.

After reading it, the excitement and anticipation on his face gradually disappeared, and he became as silent as death, his brows were tightly frowned, and then he tore the envelope to pieces, and stomped heavily on the muddy ground.

Sitting down under the old pear tree, it took a long time to seem to be slowing down. He called the orderly waiting at the door, and sighed: "Let the brothers go."

The messenger froze for a moment, nodded, turned and ran out of the yard.

Lin Renzhao looked at the sky speechlessly, unable to speak for a long time.

He gave Jiangling a memorial before, and he said it very simply, because he heard that the emperor of the Northern Kingdom visited Yangzhou recently.

Yangzhou is on the riverside, and he asked himself to lead [-] elite dead soldiers to attack Yangzhou quietly from the waterway at night and kill Shi Congyun to avoid future troubles.

Even if one blow fails, as long as Shi Congyun is besieged in the city, Yangzhou is not a strong city, and Qin will be leaderless. Jiangning will be very close to Yangzhou in the future. Immediately increasing troops will definitely be faster than Daliang. Breaking Yangzhou will take Shi Cong Cloud's life, in order to avoid future troubles.

He concluded that the state of Qin would definitely come to fight, since it was necessary to act first, and this time Shi Congyun was greedy for traveling in mountains and rivers, this was the best opportunity!

He has even assembled soldiers in his army.

As a result, his memorial did not reach the king, Chen Gong called him back quietly, and warned him not to say such things again, otherwise the king would definitely dismiss him, and he would not be able to dispatch the soldiers near Nandu.

Lin Renzhao was angry and impatient, and he was very puzzled. He didn't understand why the king didn't take the initiative to attack, but he knew that Chen Gong would definitely not harm him...

Chapter 461, Zhu Lingyun

"Let the Fenghua Army in Jiangzhou do more preparations and don't slack off." Lin Renzhao asked the clerk next to him to write down his order as he said, and then added, "Mobilize the remaining Zhennan Army to Wuchang."

After he finished speaking and the clerk finished recording, he handed it to him. Lin Renzhao carefully picked up his official seal from the side of the case and affixed it. Then he let the messenger come in, handed him the order, and asked him to repeat it.

The messenger was very clever and quickly recounted it.

Lin Renzhao nodded, "Hurry up and convey, don't delay."

The messenger hesitated for a moment, and said cautiously: "Stay behind, will the brothers have any objections..."

"They are soldiers, just obey orders, what's your opinion!" Lin Renzhao was unhappy.

The orderly bowed his hands and retreated.

Lin Renzhao thought in his heart that since the king did not agree with him to take the initiative to attack, he should at least defend the defense lines of Wuchang and Jiujiang.

In his opinion, if the army of the Qin Dynasty wants to attack Jiangning, it is best to come over from Jiangling, because Jingnan is in the hands of Qin State. If it was him, he would never put all his bets on crossing the Yangtze River from the east. main force.

It is best for the main force to go to the west, which is the smoothest, and cross the Yangtze River directly from the land of the Qin State upstream, and then go east along the river. The east should be a partial division.

It was based on this judgment that he felt that Wuchang would become the first line of defense, and then the Fenghua Army in Jiujiang would become the second line of defense.

Therefore, he wanted to transfer the soldiers of the Zhennan Army in the south to Jiujiang or Wuchang. Don't even look at it.

Instead of staying there, it is better to strengthen the defense of the river to the north. With this in mind, he ordered the transfer of the Zhennan Army to the north.

Although generals usually need a transfer order from the Privy Council to transfer troops, but Chen Gong is the privy envoy of the court and has always valued him. In the past few times, he first dispatched troops and then wrote to Chen Gong to explain.

Just as he was about to ask the clerk to write a letter to Chen Gong, there was a loud noise outside the yard.

Lin Renzhao frowned. Just as he got up, there was a muffled sound in the yard. The guard knocked open the door and fell down in the yard, stirring up a cloud of dust.

Lin Renzhao stopped the clerk behind him, then drew out the horizontal knife from his waist, and took a few strides to the courtyard.

Soon three or four people in armor came in outside, followed by a dozen guards, and surrounded them all at once.

After seeing that it was his general Zhu Lingyun and the other generals who came, he slightly let go of the horizontal knife in his hand, but still kept a few steps away, and asked, "Why are you barging in?"

"We have something to say, they won't let them in." The officer next to Zhu Lingyun whispered, "It wasn't intentional either."

Lin Renzhao was about to lose his temper, when Zhu Lingyun said directly, "I'll just say it straight, I brought them here, and I want to talk to the left behind."

"Disobeying orders and trespassing in the army, you better have an explanation."

Zhu Lingyun said directly: "The argument is that the soldiers are not satisfied. The general asked us to come and we all came. From the southern capital to this place, we are like a herd of cattle and horses. There is no complaint. You said let us prepare for war. We have worked hard and worked tirelessly. , where is the fight now?"

"Okay, even if there are some ulterior military secrets left behind, we don't force them to know, but now that the brothers have been away from home for several months and have been here for so long, they all think they can go home. Let us go to Jiujiang to stay. What's the meaning!"

Lin Renzhao said coldly: "It's to guard against the Qin army. You just follow the order. Do you want to disobey the army order?"

Unexpectedly, Zhu Lingyun had no intention of backing down at all, and questioned: "Military orders? Are the military orders left behind sealed by the Privy Council, and the transfer of the entire Zhennan Army to the riverside does not require the consent of the Privy Council and the country's lord? Ask whether I am lawless or you are lawless in this matter!"

Lin Renzhao's eyes were cold, and the horizontal knife on his waist was clenched again. He was already a tall man with a tiger tattoo, but now he was full of murderous looks, which was even more frightening. Go and execute the order immediately, or don't blame me for being rude."

The atmosphere in the courtyard was tense for a moment, and a circle of guards outside also held their spears tightly, surrounding Zhu Lingyun and others in the middle.

After a stalemate for a while, Zhu Lingyun snorted, turned and left, and several officers followed.

The atmosphere in the small courtyard was not very good, and the clerk said worriedly: "Stay behind, this matter..."

Lin Renzhao raised his hand, "Don't worry about it. If they carry out the order, they will expose it. If they dare to disobey, I will deal with it myself." He always only thought about military matters, and he was decisive in killing. In his opinion, the dissatisfaction of these officers It's a trivial matter, whoever dares to really disobey orders, he will kill them to make an example.

The guards withdrew, and the courtyard returned to normal. Lin Renzhao didn't take this matter to heart, and continued to think about his Jiang defense plan. At the same time, he wrote a letter to report to Privy Councilor Chen Qiao.

.......

After leaving the yard, Zhu Lingyun and his party were furious. After walking for a long time, many officers were already waiting, asking about the result.

"Go back, he won't change his words." Zhu Lingyun said, and there were loud sighs from around.

"I haven't been home for several months, what can the family do..." Someone complained.

"Staying behind is just to scare and worry. The king and the princes didn't say anything, so why is he in a hurry, and besides, there is no sign of the Qin army crossing the river for more than ten years..."

"That's right, let's not let people live!"

The soldiers started to complain, and then they all begged Zhu Lingyun to think of a solution.

Surrounded by everyone, Zhu Lingyun raised his hand and said, "Stop arguing, I will find a way for you, go back and wait."

Everyone thanked them and then dispersed.

When they arrived at the tent by the river, Zhu Lingyun confessed to his cronies: "Lin Renzhao dared to look lawless, I didn't know, he first issued a military order and then a letter to Chen Shumi.

This is the opposite. Fortunately, I also have many friends in Jiangning. As long as I go to Jiangning and report him before his letter arrives in the capital, he will be able to get away with it. "

After finishing speaking, he looked around at a few of his cronies, "Whoever wants to do this, as long as it is done, everyone can go back to Nandu."

Immediately, several people raised their hands, and Zhu Lingyun picked out a person who was usually quick-witted: "Immediately go to Jiangling to find Huangfu Jixun, the Commander of the Divine Guard Commander, and give him the letter. You must hurry, and you must catch up with Lin Renzhao's courier anyway." Before, otherwise he would not be able to cure his crime!"

The confidant assured again and again, and Zhu Lingyun felt relieved, and asked him to set off immediately with the letter.

But he thought in his heart, Lin Renzhao, Lin Renzhao, if this is the case, let's see how Lao Tzu tramples you under his feet, he has long been displeased with his domineering appearance, so what if he has some skills?Isn't it just defeating the Zhou army in Huainan?In the end, Huainan was not lost.

If it is replaced by him, it may not be bad......

Chapter 462, Unbelievable

Emperor Shi didn't know many things in the south, and Qin was like a spring in March, and everything was growing and flourishing day by day.

The whole country works together to defend the country and restore the old land. When a group is on the rise, any problems are not a problem, but when it is on the decline, even the smallest problems will be deliberately magnified , History has always been like this, and Qin is undoubtedly in a stage of rapid rise at this moment.

Therefore, compared to the dangers in the south of the Yangtze River and the open and secret struggles in the Liao Kingdom, the Qin Kingdom is united and changing with each passing day.

Various legends about him are circulating in the streets and alleys.

.......

After returning to Daliang, Emperor Shi finally saw the Empress Xiao Zhou whom he had been longing for, but now she could no longer be called Empress Xiao Zhou, but Zhou Yuying.

The little girl was astonished at the first glance, and she could be described as a country and a city just like her sister, and she happened to be eighteen years old, and her whole body was full of youthful vigor.

However, compared to the beauty and dignity of the older sister, the younger sister is more lively, and unlike the Empress Dowager Fu and the second sister Fu, who are twins, the two sisters of the Zhou family have their own style.

Emperor Shi is now an old fritter, both mentally and physically old. He has been in this world for more than ten years, and now he is already thirty years old. Compared with him, the little girl is 12 years younger than him.

But the emperor can do whatever he wants, and no one will say anything when an old cow eats tender grass. Everyone takes it for granted, which makes him very happy.

The first time Zhou Yuying saw him in the palace, she was a little scared, but she was the emperor of Qin, and Shi Congyun's reputation in the south of the Yangtze River was not that good, most of them were bad names.

But Emperor Shi didn't play tricks, and immediately expressed happily that he would keep her to serve her bed.

The little girl was surprised, but she didn't cry or make a fuss. After a whole night of getting to know each other and communicating deeply, the little girl liked her very much the next day.

The next day, Shi Congyun took her to dinner proudly, and said dotingly: "I'm not great!"

The little girl blushed and nodded, wishing she could stay by his side and never leave, only to know that most of the girls who tasted like this, Emperor Shi was even more proud, and then asked Lin Shanggong to arrange a residence for her, and arranged for her food, clothing and accommodation, and issued an edict to seal the little girl For concubine.

In the next few days, Emperor Shi could be said to be very happy, and the king almost didn't go to court early. The little girl also knew how to taste, and she clinged to him every day. In the end, she went to court early. Fan Zhi pointed out this problem with Emperor Shi's bad face, which made him feel better. convergence.

Most men are like this, like the new and dislike the old, of course they like young and beautiful ones.

However, after more than a month, Emperor Shi also came to his senses, and he no longer favored Zhou Yuying exclusively, otherwise his other wives would be angry, not to mention working so hard for so many days, it was more tiring than fighting a war.

.......

Afterwards, Emperor Shi quickly returned to the model of a virtuous monarch and a wise lord, and began to frequently convene ministers to discuss countermeasures.

In his plan, after two years of rest, next year will be the node to launch the war of annihilation against Southern Tang.

Regarding the countermeasures and preparations for the war, there have been many discussions. Emperor Shi has personally checked many important joints. He went to Yangzhou to see how the logistics supplies are prepared.

But there was one thing he was still thinking about, that was how to get Lin Renzhao down. He defended Wuchang, which made people somewhat uneasy.

Regarding this point, rising stars such as Dang Jin and Jing Si, who are also fierce generals, don't care about it. What kind of waves can a Lin Renzhao make in front of an army of 10,000+.

But Wang Shenqi, Si Chao, Li Chuyun and other veterans who participated in the battle of attacking Huainan in the later Zhou Dynasty all felt that if there was a way to get Lin Renzhao down before the war, it was still very necessary.

Because Lin Renzhao left a deep impression on everyone in the Battle of Huainan, he was brave and resourceful, leading a surprise attack of more than 1000 people by himself to turn the tide of the battle.

We must know that both Houzhou and Southern Tang invested more than [-] troops in Huainan at that time. In such a large-scale war, he could turn the tide of the battle with a thousand people. Whether it is courage or strategy, he is a talent.

If such a person is in the south of the Yangtze River, if they are reused by the king, it may indeed cause them a lot of trouble, so the older generation agrees to find a way to arrange for Lin Renzhao to fight again.

And most importantly, Southern Tang had fought them before, and most of them knew everything about Southern Tang. In their opinion, apart from Lin Renzhao, Jiangnan now had no generals that could be of great use.

As long as Lin Renzhao is killed or removed, who else in the Southern Tang Dynasty can be the leader and general to fight against Jiangbei?This is a killer move with a lot of benefits.

Emperor Shi also felt that this was the case, but he had no idea for the time being.

Until the end of the month, the first batch of Wu Desi's spies in Nantang sent back a report.

Emperor Shi summoned the senior officials of the Privy Council and the two military departments to analyze and study together. There is a large amount of information about the garrison of the Southern Tang army, which is very important information.

It also mentioned that because of more than ten years of peace, many Southern Tang troops' Jiang defenses were relaxed.

The key point is that one of the important pieces of information caught Shi Congyun's attention. It said that according to the information they got from chatting with soldiers and officers, Lin Renzhao, who stayed behind in the southern capital, seemed to have a bad relationship with the officials, generals and colleagues in the DPRK and China.

Regarding Lin Renzhao's information, Emperor Shi specially asked them to inquire about it.

This incident immediately caught Emperor Shi's attention, and the words "divorce plan" came to mind, and asked Wu Desi to reply, asking them to continue to investigate why Ren Zhao had a bad relationship with the officials and generals.

Most of Wu Desi's spies are businessmen, and the identities of tourists are in the Southern Tang Dynasty,

The best place to hide is a restaurant in Jinling City as a stronghold, because the son of the restaurant owner is called Zhang Yongfu, who came to Daliang from Jiangnan to do business eight years ago, and then settled down and married a local girl.

At that time, his father was probably afraid that the northern army would fight over and lose his life in the rebellion, so he sent his son to live in the north, and he stayed in Jinling to continue running the restaurant.

Afterwards, Wu Desi threw him an olive branch and gave him the opportunity to enter an official career. Faced with such an opportunity, Zhang Yongfu immediately agreed, and returned to Jiangnan in the name of visiting his father, and then stayed in his father's restaurant to help.

I got a lot of information from there. It is said that his family's restaurant is very famous, called Wangjiang Tower. Many dignitaries in the Southern Tang Dynasty liked to go there for parties and entertainment. The news is very well-informed.

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Wu Desi's spies were very efficient. It didn't take long for Emperor Shi's order to go down. Half a month later, Zhang Yongfu secretly replied, bringing them a horrifying and surprising answer.

There are roughly two reasons why Lin Renzhao was disliked by his colleagues in the army and ministers. One was that he made too much credit, and he was straightforward in what he said and did, which offended others.

Secondly, Lin Renzhao always said in the court or in the army that Qin's army would definitely fight over, that he should strengthen the defense of Jiang, Wuchang, and Jiujiang, and prepare early, or attack first, so he was disliked by everyone.

Faced with such intelligence, Emperor Shi, officials of the Privy Council, and generals of the two armies all felt chills down their spines. The horror lies in Lin Renzhao's accurate intuition and proper handling.