Yangzhou, Jiangdu Palace.

In the old days, the palace room, with the arrival of the imperial car, has become the palace of the emperor of the Han Dynasty. In the palace, Liu Chengyou crouched on the desk, holding a pen in his hand, sketching on it, and the arrangement of the garrison was basically on the tip of the pen. Pointing out the country and outlining the world, there is nothing more than this.

"Li Deming is dead?" Hearing Li Shaoyou's report, Liu Chengyou was slightly surprised.

"Exactly!" Li Shaoyou said: "Just yesterday, Li Jing issued an edict to behead Li Deming's family and abandon the city!" Your Majesty, Tang Ting's move is obviously strange for this peace discussion, and it must be guarded against! ”

Liu Chengyou thought about it, then waved his hand and said: "Don't be too nervous, Jinling this time, it can be regarded as a big defeat and loss, radical shame, if you don't let their generation vent their anger and complaints in their hearts, how about it, accept the reality?" ”

"It's a pity! Although Li Deming is a young minister, before and after the peace meeting, he ran for me, and he did his best. Regardless of his virtue, only his merits are counted, not small, and I have to accept his love! Liu Chengyou sighed: "I think that after retreating north, staying in Jinling is also a good chess piece!" Now it seems that I have not thought it through! ”

"That Li Deming, he can't live as a minister, but death can lead His Majesty to sigh, even if he gets nine springs, it is also his blessing!" Li Shaoyou said.

Liu Chengyou asked: "The whole family is beheaded?" ”

"Except for one grandson, who was too young and became an official slave, the rest of the more than 20 people in Dingkou were all beheaded!" Li Deming replied.

Gently expressing his breath, Liu Chengyou raised his finger and ordered: "Send someone to take his son to Tokyo, I will give him a title and a mansion, and I will also pay him for his merits, and keep a little incense for him!" ”

"Yes!" Li Shaoyou immediately responded: "Your Majesty is merciful! ”

For Wu Desi, this is not a difficult task.

"What else is going on over there in Jiangnan?" Liu Chengyou asked.

Li Shaoyou said: "At present, the south side of the Yangtze River is actively raising the first batch of New Year's tribute goods, and it is reported that our army is staying in Huainan, which still makes its monarchs and ministers uneasy. In addition, Li Jing suffered this great change, his mood was depressed, and he was also sick. There is news in the Tang Palace that Li Jing has the heart to abdicate! ”

"Oh?" Liu Chengyou became interested and straightened up: "Abdicate!" Li Jing's heir, but his brother Li Jingsui! ”

Seeing the strange look on the face of the Son of Heaven, Li Shaoyou immediately said: "Indeed! Li Jingsui is the heir, but this person has a cowardly temperament, even worse than his brother, has no ambition, and has long had the intention of retiring. And Li Jing's eldest son, Li Hongji, has a perverse personality and is good at using martial arts, this time he defeated Wu Yue in Changzhou, made military achievements, attacked and defended along the river, this person is the deputy marshal of the Tang Army, and he also shows his means and his reputation has risen sharply.

Originally, this was supposed to be a battle for succession, but it could take the opportunity to mess up the government again. It's a pity that with the current situation in the Tang Dynasty, Li Jing really wants to abdicate, and Li Jingsui has no chance. ”

"If that Li Hongji is put on the throne, such a radical and fierce lord will not be a good thing for our dynasty!" Liu Chengyou muttered in his mouth.

"Plus!" Li Shaoyou said again: "Li Jing seems to have the intention of moving the capital!" ”

"Huh! Look at this Li Jing, he has become a frightened bird! Liu Chengyou smiled and said, "If I continue to stay in Huainan, I don't know how many thoughts this person will have!" ”

"The situation in the Jinling court, no matter the heir, the military and the government, or the party struggle, no matter how important or small, Wu Desi has to keep an eye on me!" Liu Chengyou said solemnly.

Seeing this, Li Shaoyou hurriedly said: "Obey!" ”

"Your Majesty, there's news from Hefei!" After Li Shaoyou retreated, Zhang Dejun came to report again: "Then Tang made Sun Sheng die!" ”

"Huh?" Liu Chengyou, who was still thinking about the aftermath of Huainan, couldn't help but be surprised and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Zhang Dejun replied: "Back to Your Majesty, it is said that after Sun Sheng learned of the peace treaty between the two countries, he was very sad and angry, and died of hunger strike. ”

"Humph!" With a light snort, Liu Chengyou got up and paced, shook his head and said: "Look, Jianghuai has no unscrupulous ministers, there are such courtiers, then Li Jing has come to such a situation, and he has been defeated!" ”

"Lord Tang is ignorant, Your Majesty is wise, just rushing to this point, the pseudo-Tang will definitely not be the opponent of the Great Han!" Zhang Dejun chuckled.

"Spread the word and let Hefei send people to collect Sun Sheng's body. This person is a northerner, switch the defense, return to his hometown for burial, and return to his roots! Liu Chengyou sighed and commanded.

"Yes!"

"That's right!" Liu Chengyou thought about it for a while, and said, "Then Zhong Mo is not in any condition!" Let me take care of him, and I will meet this person. There is also a camp in Hefei, which can be the first to open the north, to the Huai River, and meet with Luanjia! ”

......

On the wall of Jiangdu, as far as the eye can see, the wind and the sun are beautiful, the spring is brilliant, the city is peaceful and peaceful, the order is in order, and the people of Yangzhou seem to have recovered from the military disaster. At least on the market, there is still a thriving scene.

"Fireworks go down to Yangzhou in March, and now although it is only February, Yangzhou's prosperity can already be glimpsed!" specially greeted Zhao Kuangyin, and drove around Jiangdu, Liu Chengyou said with emotion.

Zhao Kuangyin was one position behind, followed by the car, and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the land of Yangzhou, the people of Wufu are abundant, and its wealth is already famous all over the world. ”

"The city under the war can recover so quickly, but it is not as easy as you say!" Liu Chengyou said, with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Yuen Long, this southern expedition, you have repeatedly made meritorious contributions, and you have given me many surprises, a great victory at the vortex, a cold night attack on Chuzhou, a hundred miles to aid Shanyang, and a raid on Gaoyou in the south." One by one, one by one, among the generals of the Southern Expedition, if you talk about military merits, there are few who can compare with you Zhao Kuangyin. But do you know what I like the most? ”

Without waiting for Zhao Kuangyin to speak, Liu Chengyou patted the female wall of Jiangdu Houshi and said: "It is the city at your feet, the whole city is down, and the city is peaceful!" I have always been clear about the destructive power of war, and it has far exceeded my expectations that Yangzhou can be handed over to me and the imperial court in good condition.

I heard that when Yangzhou first fell, there was chaos in the city, which almost caused a military disaster. It is your timely response and proper handling that will eliminate the disaster. With the wealth of Yangzhou, women have nothing to do, and there is nothing to take from their goods......"

When Liu Chengyou said this, Zhao Kuangyin's face changed slightly, and he arched his hand and said: "The minister never dares to be, just obey His Majesty's edict!" ”

Liu Chengyou was slightly surprised, and immediately thought of something, it seemed that he had made a mistake, and waved his hand and said: "I heard that there are thousands of prisoners in Yangzhou City, and there are many wronged people, you will screen them clearly in a few days, release their goodness, punish them for treachery, and make the people's hearts happy?" ”

"When the last general checked the prison, he learned about the situation and found that among the prisoners, there were wronged people, but more Tang laws were harsh, so according to the Han law, he was re-convicted!" Zhao Kuangyin said.

Nodding, Liu Chengyou suddenly said: "It seems that only if you Zhao Yuanlang leads the army to fight, you are still Qu Cai!" The next day, I don't know! ”

The words of the Son of Heaven have both encouragement and expectations, Zhao Kuangyin was slightly happy, but still respectfully expressed his humility.

"Luan drove back to Beijing, you served with the car, deployed for the imperial camp, and guarded the imperial tent! In addition, in the Suzhou regimental training, those with military merits and strong were selected to join the Tokyo Forbidden Army! Liu Chengyou commanded, which can be regarded as a grace to Zhao Kuangyin and the Suzhou soldiers.

"Yes!"

From Liu Chengyou's words, it can be seen that Zhao Kuangyin is not among the generals who stayed in Huainan.

The dialogue between Liu Chengyou and Zhao Kuangyin, who was fortunate to be in the driver's ranks, followed behind, was really heard. At this time, I finally understood why Zhao Kuangyin had to order looting in the first place. Otherwise, the Son of Heaven would never have said such a thing today.

In the fifth year of Qianyou, on February 20, Emperor Luan of the Han Dynasty set off from Yangzhou, returned to Tokyo in the north, and returned to the dynasty as a formal teacher.

In the land of Huainan, Wang Pu was the political envoy of Huaidong Province, and the government of the seven states of Bingyang, Tai, Chu, He, Hao, Si and Chu was promoted to the Jiangdu Prefecture, and the Jiangdu Prefecture was promoted to the power of the Jiangdu Prefecture. He also trained Chen Sirang with the original Yizhou regiment, and was the commander of Huaidong Province, leading the army to garrison.

The six states of Huaixi Province, Shou, Lu, Shu, Huang, Guang, and Qi, were transferred from Xuzhou to the south as the political envoy of the former prime minister, and the former Yingzhou regiment Lian Sichao was the commander of Huaixi to the capital.

As for Haizhou, which is in Huaibei, it is not among them. The left-behind army, from the three armies of Fengguo, Xiaodi, and Husheng, each transferred troops, a total of 10,000 people, and stationed in important places, supplemented by the incorporated Tang Army.

The Huaide Army, which was temporarily placed during the war, was directly withdrawn by Liu Chengyou, and the soldiers were assigned to the subordinates of the two provincial command divisions. Among them, the generals, those from Huainan, can rest assured, and the Jiangnan generals are also a lot more relieved after their families were sent to the north.