Luzhou City was not surrounded by tightly because the attacking party was insufficient. But even so, the defenders still did not dare to fight.

They waited in the city for more than a month, but they did not wait for the envoys to recruit them. Instead, the Qingsai, Kelan and other troops attacked continuously. Seeing this, the defenders became increasingly desperate.

Zhang Wanjin dispersed all his family's wealth, and at the same time he accused the soldiers of plundering the entire city, so he could barely suppress the commotion - in fact, there was no more wealth and goods to plunder in the two states of Zelu.

Shi Jianyan is now very sensible.

He is already the emperor's man!

Haven't you seen the horses, armor, cloaks, and swords that the saints rewarded? The three tribes of Shatuo are different. They are now private soldiers of the emperor, and they do not fall under the control of the court. They do not obey the orders of the Privy Council, raise their own food and money, bring their own equipment, and train themselves.

He had to watch the Qingsai Army well for the saints.

Yesterday, an envoy in the city took advantage of the night to contact the Qingshi army who was sieging the city to rebel together, but was caught by Shatuo soldiers halfway through. After torture, he took everything.

Shi Jianyan had moved the camp to the east of the city and was far away from the Qing Pass army. He was really worried that someone would take the opportunity to cause trouble.

On the ninth day of the sixth month of the sixth year of Jianji, the Baoning army left Jinyang, passed Dongwoshui, walked south along Jianggu Avenue, crossed Xuancheling, passed Anche Pass, passed Songmenling, Sanchuigang, and arrived at the north of Shangdang City, the Luzhou Lishuo Institute.

When seeing soldiers from all departments attacking Luzhou, Baoning Army felt sad that the rabbit died and the fox died.

Li Cunxian was shocked. The next day, he led his troops south and passed Changping Pass 60 miles south of Luzhou. He was relieved only after he was relieved because it was already the garrison of the Strategic Army. They had just destroyed a small rebellion in Gaoping County, killing more than a thousand people, and the main force was stationed in Zezhou.

On the afternoon of the 13th, the Baoning Army arrived in Gaoping County and rested for a day.

Li Cunxian climbed a hillside overlooking the city located in the mountain basin.

"Zezhou was taken away by the Xia people, how regretful." Li Cunxian sighed.

"The military envoy is careful." Li Sigong reminded: "Now we are all from Xia."

"That's right." Li Cunxian smiled.

He was originally from Xuzhou, Henan. When Chao arrived in Henan, he was enlisted in the army. Li Keyong's army was killed by Chen Xujian, and even defeated the thieves. Li Cunxian, who was still called Wang Xian, admired Keyong's style and defected to him, and was adopted as his adopted son.

"Zezhou is transferred to Zhili Road, and Taihangxing is under the jurisdiction of the court. From now on, it will be difficult for Hedong to be divided. You should calm down your little thoughts and concentrate on fighting for the court. Your wealth and honor must be no less than before." Li Cunxian turned his head and looked at the generals and soldiers following behind him, and said.

In fact, when Heyang Town was established in the Tang Dynasty, Zezhou was once a member. When Heyang was at its peak, it had four prefectures such as Huai, Wei, and Prime Minister (Mengzhou had not yet been established at that time). Later, the prime minister and Queen Martial Arts were abandoned, and Zezhou was still in Heyang Town.

It was not until the Zhaoyi army conquered Zezhou when it rebelled that it was lost. However, the imperial court refused to transfer Zezhou to Zhaoyi Town in terms of division and refused to recognize the fait accompli. It was not until the Huang Chao rebellion that it was a major devastating authority after the Huang Chao rebellion that it reluctantly made up a procedure.

It can be said that after the difficulties, every change in Zezhou's ownership represents the rise and fall of the central court and whether it is strong or not.

Now, Zezhou has left Hedong again.

"The military envoy said it was right." Li Sigong stood up and agreed: "I received a letter from Puzhou yesterday. In the letter, my brother said bluntly that Puzhou has been stable for several years, and the people all said that this is the virtue of the present. Also, after Hebei was pacified, Puzhou was a ferry crossing in the Yellow River, and business travel became more and more prosperous, and life was getting better and better. He was rich in business there and had already found a lot of land outside the city. Even if he moved to another place in the future, he would not be prepared to give up the house in Puzhou. Just leave a son here to spread the branches and leaves."

"Puzhou is so rich?" Someone asked, "How can Zhu Quanzhong, Zhu Xuan, and Zhu Jin repeatedly tug-of-war?"

"More than that!" Someone said, "Shao Zhe—"

As soon as the word "Shao Zhe" came out, everyone looked at each other sideways.

The man smiled awkwardly and said, "Shao Shude's Flying Dragon Army has been operating in Puzhou for a long time, so those people can be very harmful."

Li Cunxian glared at the general and openly called the emperor's name. Is there still a little awe?

However, he was not very brave to deal with this person, because too many people in the army did this. Once they were dealt with, they would not be able to rebel, and his life would be worrying, so he could only warn him.

The general accepted the warning and continued, "Puzhou has recovered in just seven or eight years?"

"No matter how bad the recovery is, can there be Ze Lu?" Suddenly, someone said coldly.

Well, this sentence is indeed "cold" enough, and it made the chat die in one go.

Seeing this, Li Sigong laughed and said, "Deputy General Jin is right. There is only such a small place in Hedong, and Ze Lu can't squeeze out any oil. It's ridiculous that Zhang Wanjin was ungrateful and tried to seize Luzhou. I'm going to ask, even if the court pinched his nose and accepted it, and let him be the governor of Luzhou, how much money can he get in a year?"

"This is reasonable." Li Cunxian sighed: "We are waiting for the martial arts, and we are working hard for the family, money and women? If we invest in the Xia Kingdom, we will have these, so why should we rebel? After going south, all the spirits will be awake. If there is any rumors spread in the army, we will immediately stop them and report them. Someone will contact us and report them when the signs are just revealed. No one doesn't know what Shi Shaoyong's fate is, right? Today, we are kind-hearted people, and you will know that they treat the remains of King Jin. We will have money and women in the future. But we must first ensure that we have a life and enjoy it. This is all for you, think about it."

Although Li Cunxian and Li Sigong were both speaking for the court, they were justified and factual. Even though everyone was a little awkward in their hearts, they listened and agreed.

The interests of middle and upper-level officers are not the same as those of lower-level officers and big-headed soldiers.

After such education, the officers must not have much thought for a while. Next, they must closely monitor the status of the soldiers to ensure that there is no chaos.

*******

Outside the patio, there were business travelers and pedestrians lined up to wait for the pass.

Some of them came from Luoyang and Mengzhou to take the first-class national highway, and some were also passing through the mountain path in Jiyuan. However, both roads, one and two small roads cannot bypass Tianjing Pass. This is why Taihang Xing is dozens of miles long, but it is repaired in the city of Guancheng here: at the intersection of the roads, there is spring water on the mountain, and the terrain is also dangerous enough.

The soldiers have been passing by in the past two days.

A Huaizhou merchant asked a familiar soldier that he would probably not be able to pass tomorrow (June 16), and it would be their turn to pass the pass and go north.

The news quickly spread out, and everyone lamented when they heard this.

The inns, food shops, tea shops, and inns next to Guannan Mountain Road are so happy that these people can make more money by staying for one more day.

"Commander Qiu is here!" Outside the entrance of Guandong Valley in the courtyard, Han Erlang, the postman, greeted him personally, very enthusiastic.

"The leader of the Korean team should not do this." Qiu Zengxiang waved his hand and said, "If I hadn't helped me back then, I would have died long ago."

Han Erlang sat down with a smile.

He is the same age as Shao Sheng this year, but his hair is white. He was in the army with Qiu Zengxiang and was the leader of the general Tu, and saved the life of the new martial arts student on the battlefield.

After surrendering to Shun in Hedong, he withdrew from General Tu and brought his wife and children to Tianjing Post. He became a general of the post. It has only been more than a month since then.

To be honest, the Tianjing Post is a fat man, because there are too many business trips and travels, and the business is so good. The original Hedong Post General didn't want to let him go, but the military army came forward and took out the official certificate and ordered him to get out. Under the pressure of the warrior's swords and guns, the Hedong Post General did not dare to say anything and slipped away in shame.

This is the benefit of "progressing together" with Daxia. Some high-ranking generals have titles, some have official positions, and those without titles and official positions have many salaries. Those who dare to fight desperately, if they survive with luck, they can also get considerable benefits, such as Han Erlang.

When Qiu Zengxiang was in the fifth year of Ganning (898), he participated in the saint's sword-giving ceremony with his classmates and became the chief general of General Tu. Eight years have passed, he has been transferred to the Strategic Army and has accumulated merits to be promoted to the third command and command deputy command of the Left Fang Infantry Army. Considering that he was only twenty-nine years old, he really has a bright future.

"Are everything okay at the post station?" Qiu Zengxiang looked carefully and asked, "If anyone is looking for trouble, just say hello, and you can send the person who is provoking trouble to Peking no matter how you do it."

Han Erlang laughed and said, "There is no one who doesn't open his eyes. Even if he comes, he won't be afraid of him."

Qiu Zengxiang nodded, pointed to a bunch of monks sitting on the ground next to the post station, and asked, "Why are so many monks and Taoists coming?"

"Go to do rituals for Li Keyong, and wait for the pass." Han Erlang said: "Come here to beg for alms every day. Oh, it's not good to give, it's not good to give."

Next to the monks, there are also minor officials from the government offices of foreign states, who should be accompanied (monitors) of their northward journey.

"Listen to those people's accents, and from outside the town?" Qiu Zengxiang listened carefully to the conversation of the monks for a while and asked.

"Yes." Han Erlang said: "That monk Qi is from Wu Yue. There is also a Master Guanxiu. I heard that the poem is well written. Even Gentile monks have it, but I went north a few days ago and I can't see it now."

"Why are there any Gentile monks?" Qiu Zengxiang said strangely.

Han Erlang pointed to the north and said, "We all went to Mount Wutai."

Qiu Zengxiang suddenly realized.

Mount Wutai is almost like a holy land in the Buddha realm, and there are many foreign monks coming and going.

It may have originated from the legend of the Later Zhou Dynasty (Northern Zhou Dynasty), that is, "Manjushri turned into a Buddhist monk and came to visit this land, and was named Qingliang Mountain."

Many people believe in this, even including the Buddhist monks from India. For example, "(Sakya Mitara) walks with her elbows and knees, and blood flows out from her bones." Some people bring Buddhist scriptures in India to Wutai Mountain to translate and tour.

Since the Tang Dynasty, monks from the foreign land such as Shakyamuni, Buddha Poli, Lingxian, Zhensu, Yuanren, and Puhua have lived here for a long time, making Mount Wutai increasingly high. There is even a saying that "I wish to die and become a Chinese ghost and see Mount Wutai in the next life."

"Is there a Japanese monk?" Qiu Zengxiang suddenly thought of something and asked suddenly.

"There is one person who has entered the pass with two disciples two days ago." Han Erlang said.

Qiu Zengxiang was very excited when he heard this and stood up suddenly.

Before Emperor Wuzong of Tang destroyed Buddhism, there were many monks from Japan. For example, the famous Master Hui'e entered the Tang Dynasty in the first year of Huichang (841) and lived in Mount Wutai for more than two months. He "seeks to see Manjushri" but failed. Later, in order to seek support from Mount Wutai, he returned to his country.

In the fourth year of Huichang, he raised funds. Empress Dowager Juya Chiko personally embroidered the embroidered robes, treasure banners, and mirror boxes, and paid them with gold coins to Hui'e, so that he could enter Mount Wutai, Tang Bushu again.

In the fifth year of Huichang, the Buddha was destroyed, and Hui'e had to wrap her head and return to secular life.

After Emperor Xizong, due to the chaos in the Central Plains, fewer monks came to China. It was not until the fourth year after the establishment of Daxia that foreign monks gradually came to China.

Qiu Zengxiang knew that the saint was very concerned about this matter, so he kept paying attention, but he didn't expect that he would really encounter it.

There was no delay at this moment and left in a hurry.

He didn't know that those monks were also sharp-eyed. He knew that his identity was extraordinary, so he immediately stood up and called.

He was a little impatient and asked, "Why didn't you enter Wutai from Hebei and go to Daizhou? There is a general courtyard there to provide food and accommodation all the way, isn't it very convenient?"

"Hebei is vast and full of dust, and it is hard to see."

"In a place where there are chaos, you should know the deep and hidden place. In a place where there are solemn death, you should avoid it."

"Avoid chaos without any depth, and walk without any distance."

Qiu Zengxiang was amused by the monks' words and smiled: "It turns out that the mages are afraid...forget it, but the Chengde Rebellion is about to subside. I got news today that the defenders of Luocheng, Zhenzhou, were in conflict and were defeated by the king's army. Now there are only Zicheng and Yacheng. The thieves are in panic, and they will definitely be destroyed. But you really may not be able to hurry up. Forget it, I will take you to enter from Donggu."

After saying that, he led the way first and brought a group of people in.

Inside the Temple Pass, Hedong soldiers continued to fight southward.

In the East Valley, the monks went north to attend the funeral.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Shao Shude has completely grasped Hedong and the unification of the North is about to be completed.
Chapter completed!