Chapter 299
Yan Hanyu finally understood why Zhao Xian would go to Chuzhou in person, but it turned out that those water bandits infested in the Jianghuai area were the hidden Yan Water Army in the Southern Tang Dynasty, a water army that even the current emperor wanted to get. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Hidden for ten years, and invisibly growing in more than ten years, it can be seen that the Yan Water Army is unusual, elite warfare, trade, and enriching an island, such an ability is incomparable. It was not so much that the emperor wanted to get the navy, but that he wanted the rich salt farms.
She also couldn't remember in any book she had read about Yan Shuijun.
The origin of Yan Shuijun is only a few words, and the book records that Yan Shuijun was compiled by the prince of Southern Tang Dynasty literature himself, and the prince of literature was loyal and brave, practiced attacking and fighting, and shared weal and woe with the soldiers, and was quite supported and convinced.
The prince of literature is the eldest son of Tang Yuanzong, and he is the eldest brother of Empress Li.
There don't seem to be many records about the literary prince, she has never seen it in Bianjing, or in Suzhou, she found a book from her maternal grandfather's study, which is a record of the deeds of the literary prince.
The name of the prince of literature is Li Congji, who was first named the Duke of Chujiang and moved to the king of Nanchang.
When Tang Yuanzong was on the throne, he swore an oath in front of the Liezu Palace, and passed on to brothers, so the eldest son Li Congji was released from a young age, stayed in the eastern capital Yangzhou, and was crowned the Duke of Chu Jiang.
Later, after his uncle was named the emperor's younger brother, Li was stationed in Runzhou, the town of Jimig, and was named the king of Nanchang.
Later that year, the Zhou army captured Guangling, and Wu Yue also invaded Changzhou, at this time Li Congji was stationed in Runzhou, and the situation was critical. Considering Li Congji's young age, Yuanzong hurriedly wanted to recall Li Congji. But all the generals in Jinling thought that once the commander fled from the enemy, the army would definitely be discouraged.
A general said: "Although the king of Nanchang is young, but the marshal is heavy, and the hearts of the people are afraid, and if he neglects his division and returns, his subordinates will be chaotic, and what do they want?" Li Congji very much agreed with his opinion, and after Yuanzong knew about it, he immediately dispelled the idea of recalling Li Congji, and reorganized his troops to prepare for war. And Li Congji also decided to defend Runzhou with the generals, fight to the death, and never be alone. All of a sudden, the morale of the whole army was greatly boosted.
In the face of a strong enemy, the former army was defeated continuously, and Li Congji learned that Chai Kehong, the Marquis of Duyu, was brave and good at fighting, so he promoted Chai Kehong to the former enemy's main general with his own life guarantee. Everyone thought that it was ominous to change generals at the face of the enemy, and once they were defeated, they would disregard the king's orders, and the consequences would be unimaginable. But Li Congji was unmoved, and Chai Kehong also thought of kindness, the more he fought, the more courageous he became, and after stabilizing Runzhou, he led his troops to rescue the siege of Changzhou, broke the Wu Yue army, beheaded 10,000 people, and captured more than ten generals. Li Congji considered that the situation was critical, and he didn't know what else the other party was doing, so he ordered all the captured generals to be killed in front of the gate, and the whole army was excited, and everyone praised his wise decision-making, and since then he has supported the king of Nanchang.
Li Congji was a man of deep and quiet words, a young man who was brave, and did not flee from the enemy when he went into battle, which shows that he had courage and strategy; the battle situation was chaotic, and the choice of good will be instantaneous, which shows that he had foresight; he guaranteed his life and lived and died with the soldiers, which showed that he was decisive and proficient in the way of leading troops; he beheaded prisoners in front of the army, and greatly strengthened the prestige of the Southern Tang Army, and Wu Yue was frightened by it, which shows his courage and courage. It can be seen that Li Congji is a prince with vision, determination, and courage.
With the victory of many wars, Li Congji's prestige in the army was much higher than that of his uncle, and for the heart of the army, Li Congji was named the crown prince, entered the East Palace, and participated in political affairs.
When the north was chaotic, the Southern Tang Dynasty was still strong in the south of the Yangtze River, but later Zhao Song entered the Central Plains, and the situation in the world has changed greatly. In order to survive, Tang Yuanzong had already declared himself a vassal to the Later Zhou.
It is precisely because the situation in the world has changed and the overall situation of unification has been basically laid that Yuan Zong canonized Li Congji as the crown prince, which caused Zhao Song to be dissatisfied, and Li Congji's strong temperament was not tolerated by Zhao Song. Tang Yuanzong knew that it was difficult to fight against the powerful northern regime with the national strength of the Southern Tang Dynasty, whether it was the Later Zhou Dynasty or the Zhao and Song Dynasties, the only way out for the Southern Tang Dynasty was to destroy it. Confrontation can only lead to more killing, faster destruction. Giving in may be a lingering experience.
Yuanzong begged for peace, so Li Congji's final outcome was to lose his position and die.
The pen and ink in the book are sprinkled with ink, and the courage of the prince is praised throughout the book, but at the end is a helpless sentence of death.
Regarding Yan Shuijun's achievements, the book avoids mentioning them.
When staying in Yangzhou, Li Congji had not yet reached the crown, and he personally compiled a naval army, such a young talent, brave and invincible, and ended up dying, which is a pity.
As soon as the prince died, Yuanzong named Li Congjia as the king of Wu, participated in political affairs with Shangshu Ling, and lived in the East Palace.
Li Congjiashan poetry, calligraphy and painting, abundant forehead teeth, one eye and two pupils, since ancient times, the teeth and heavy pupils are the image of saints. Li Congjia was suspicious of his eldest brother Li Congji because of his strange appearance. In order to avoid trouble, Li Congjia was obsessed with scriptures and did not ask about political affairs, and called himself "Lianfeng Layman" to show that he was determined to be in the mountains and rivers and had no intention of competing for the position.
It was precisely because Prince Wen had a conflict with Empress Li that no one would have imagined that Prince Wen would still be left to Empress Li.
Li Yu has no children and no daughters, and his wife died sadly, as early as two years ago.
Now there are only a few cronies and servants left in the entire Qingyuan Mansion to handle Li Yu's funeral.
The death of the prince of Qingyuan County has long been mourned in Beijing, Li Yu was once the prince of a country, and now he also has an official position, but Beijing has not been able to issue a bereavement will for a long time.
Yan Hanyu didn't want to stay in Luoyang for a long time, so she left the next day with her mother.
The few cronies and servants who left behind, all of them were extremely loyal to Qingyuan Gong, Qingyuan Gong died, they had no owner to rely on, and they heard them leave and kneel to beg Lin Suxin to take them in.
"Get up quickly. Lin Suxin said repeatedly, "The county prince has returned the deed of sale to you before leaving, you will be good citizens in the future, why do you continue to be servants?"
The two people kneeling in front of them had white skin, and their voices were slightly thin, so they couldn't tell their age.
"Mrs. Yan doesn't know, we have been serving my grandfather since we were children, and we came to Luoyang from Jinling City for 20 years, and in addition to serving my grandfather, how have we done other things. One of them burst into tears.
The other person also had red eyes, and his voice was a little hoarse, "The grandfather is gone, the mansion has no owner, and when the emperor's will comes down, the grandfather will be buried, and when the mansion changes owners, we will have nowhere to go." ”
"You ......" Yan Hanyu seemed to understand, it turned out that she was the inner supervisor of the palace, she understood in her heart, but she couldn't say it clearly, she just said, "The county prince still has a few uncles, why don't you ask them to take them in?"
"Those masters have always been far away from our grandfather, and when the grandfather has an accident, they have never seen anyone to take a look. ”
The tone was full of resentment, and it was no wonder that they were reluctant to ask the people of the Li family to take them in.
Lin Suxin also knew that they had no master, and they had no support, and it was inevitable that the old people who had lost their country would be scorned when they walked outside, but she was not in charge of affairs in the Taifu Mansion, how could she accept foreign servants?
While taking pity on them, Lin Suxin hesitated.
Yan Hanyu saw her mother's hesitation, and said for her mother, "My mother is widowed, you know, it's really inconvenient for her to take you in." ”
"I heard that the county lord and the king of Chu have a deep friendship, if the county lord is willing to help, Haishou and Haizhong are grateful. ”
"It turns out that your purpose is the King of Chu. (To be continued.) )