The north wind is bleak, and the cold night is cold, invading people's muscles and bones. The night sky above the Tang Palace was as dark as a black curtain, there was almost no light, the sky seemed to be low, the clouds fluctuated, and behind the black curtain seemed to hide a giant beast with teeth and claws, with a bloody mouth......

In the main hall of the Tang Palace, the important ministers of the Southern Tang Dynasty gathered together, the atmosphere was calm, whether it was Jiangbei or the Jianghuai Group, they all looked serious, and the country was in great trouble, which was by no means a good thing for them, the high-ranking officials and nobles who had enjoyed the benefits of the Tang Dynasty for a long time.

Han Xizai sat on the side, his face full of worry. What I've been worried about all along, and what I've been trying to call for, finally happened. Thinking that he had been ignored and foresight was not taken seriously, until now, Han Jun proved it for himself, but at this moment, Han Xizai was not happy at all.

Li Jing didn't sit down, he was in the hall, dangling in front of the ministers, his steps were hurried, and he muttered: "It's really coming!" How dare the Northern Han? In the past, I also communicated with our DPRK and exchanged envoys, but now I have no declaration of war, how can I have the demeanor of a great country, it is simply a jackal......"

"Your Majesty, it now seems that all the previous exchanges between the Northern Han Dynasty and our dynasty were all confusing schemes. His gluttonous desire, which has long been staring at the land of Huainan and uniting with Pingchu, is clearly intended to lure me with Chu, consume the strength of our dynasty, and involve the military strength of our army. Han Xizai got up and told Li Jing what he had "understood" in a short period of time, and he guessed that Li Jing was afraid that he hadn't figured out the situation before and after.

"It's no wonder that before our army marched west to Pingchu, the Han army didn't move at all. And this time Chu is chaotic, and the Han army has conquered my Jiangbei, there is no such coincidence in the world, the Northern Han Dynasty is laying out a big picture! ”

"The jackal of the Central Plains harbors evil intentions and is not a son of man!" Hearing this, Li Jing scolded again like a resentful woman.

"What about the Khitans, they are not afraid of the Khitans?" Li Jing said suddenly.

Han Xizai shook his head and sighed: "Obviously, the situation in the north has changed, and the Han and Liao sides can't fight, otherwise even if the Han Emperor is greedy and greedy for the land north of my river, he will definitely not dare to go south and set off a station!" ”

Many times, when the Han army really went south, all the previous doubts were solved, everything was like a fog dissipated, and all the doubts and speculations were corroborated.

"Hey......" sighed heavily, and the sadness on Li Jing's face became even heavier.

At this time, a purple-clad official hurriedly entered, but it was Li Zhenggu, the deputy envoy of the Tang Dynasty who was transferred from Yuanzhou to Jinling, holding a document in his hand and personally presenting it to Li Jing: "Your Majesty, this is the edict of the Han Emperor issued by the Han army in Jiangbei, asking me for a text!" ”

I didn't care about any etiquette, Li Jing took it and opened it directly, moved his head up and down, and quickly read it, and soon a look of shame and indignation appeared on his face, and he said angrily: "Han Zhuxing is an unknown teacher, and he dares to slander my Tang Dynasty like this, he deceives people too much, deceives people too much!" ”

"I inherit the foundation structure and dominate Huanying, so I should respect myself and come to the court, cultivate Wende, how can I raise troops and mobilize the people, and show off my martial arts! Guzi is a state of chaos, and the righteousness of hanging down must be raised. Stupid Huaidian, dare to refuse the big gang, because the tomb of the Tang Dynasty is late, the chaos of Huang Kou, flying and domineering, hanging for 60 years, stealing one side, and claiming to be a false name......"

"Asking for Huai Edict" is written by the Zaichen Fan Qian, the full text of more than 500 words, showing the majesty of the Han court, extremely contemptuous of the Southern Tang Dynasty, insulting the ancestors, and beating it as a bandit. This is tantamount to slapping the Southern Tang Dynasty, spitting on his face, and then stepping on the ground and rubbing it, which is too insulting.

Seeing the edict of the Han Emperor, the Southern Tang Dynasty monarchs and ministers suddenly exploded, and there was an uproar, and the group rose up and scolded, regardless of whether there was such shame and indignation in their hearts, such a performance was politically correct.

Sikong Sun Sheng got up and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, the Han soldiers have been bullied to the door, the matter has come to this point, it is useless to say more, Datang should fight back immediately!" ”

Mentioning this, Li Jing nodded, his face was still a kind of loss of square inches, and asked: "First Hunan, then Jiangbei, both sides are enemies, how is it good?" ”

Saying this, most of the Southern Tang ministers in the court were silent. Just as the Northern Han Dynasty needed to make a choice between the Northern Expedition and the Southern Expedition, the Southern Tang Dynasty also had to make a choice between Western Aid and Northern Rescue.

This time, it was Feng Yansi who took the lead in getting up and speaking, in fact, after learning that the Northern Han Dynasty invaded the south, Feng Yansi was a little panicked. At this time, he had no intention of arguing with Han Xizai, and knew that something was going on.

The Pingchu Proposal, which was strongly advocated by their party, has now proved that it is indeed a conspiracy of the Northern Han Dynasty...... At the beginning, it was just that Wu Yue came out to make trouble, and the problem was controllable. Now Pingchu, the Northern Han Dynasty jumped out, and one is the kind with fangs and big mouths, and wants to eat people.

However, it has come to this point, and it is useless to regret it, so we can only try our best to save it. I saw Feng Yansi say to Li Jingjin: "Your Majesty, the Huainan Prefectures are the foundation of our dynasty, where the army and the people are, and where the finance and taxation are based, there is no room for error. Shouzhou is an important town in Huainan, and if it loses, the situation in Jiangbei will inevitably erod. The Han army suddenly attacked this time, obviously fully prepared, but I was afraid that He Gong would be difficult to defeat, and the imperial court should immediately send troops to rescue it to relieve its siege! Over there in Hunan, I can't take care of it for the time being! ”

"What Feng Xiang said is very true! Hunan is finally a newly acquired land, and it has been dilapidated, and now there is something in Huainan, and the energy of the imperial court should be focused on dealing with the Han army! Rarely, Han Xizai spoke out and supported Feng Yansi.

Just like the incident in Hunan during the day, Han Xizai also gave several suggestions for the southern invasion of the Han army: "When this is urgent, the first thing for the imperial court is to strictly order the Huaibei prefectures, especially Shou, Hao, Si, and Chu, to strictly wait for help, and to explore the situation and movements of the Han army; Second, stop all actions to aid Chu, from Jiangnan, Jiangbei and Jinling, transfer troops and horses, raise money and food, recruit people, and send troops as soon as possible. At the same time, with the domestic mobilization of warriors to resist the Han soldiers, the land of Hunan, involved a lot of troops, money and food of our army. ”

"Third, in the land of Hunan, the court has no power to look westward, and it can keep the rules, and it can't protect the army and abandon it. Those people in the Lang army, vulgar martial arts, forgetting their righteousness when they see profit, will be supported by the Han court behind them, once our army withdraws, a little guidance, it can lead to civil strife, and it will not disturb our dynasty! ”

"Fourth, in front of Run, Chang, Xuan and other states, strictly prevent Wu Yue from intruding from behind. This year, Qian Hongyu married the Northern Han Dynasty, and it was difficult to ensure that he would not send troops from Su and Hu. It's the same with Ezhou, to prevent the Jingnan Gao clan from taking advantage of the fire to rob, Lin Renzhen is a famous general, and he has his guard, so it is expected that there will be no big problem. The Han army invaded the south, Jingnan and Wuyue, but they were afraid and did not want our dynasty to be broken, but they had to guard against it. ”

"Fifth, send envoys to contact Xishu, Khitan and even the Li clan of the Dingyan army, and invite them to attack Han from behind!"

"Han Qing, the cadre of the true country!" Li Jing froze, looked at Han Xizai, his expression was a little kinder, and he sighed from the bottom of his heart, recalling the friendship of more than ten years in his mind. At the critical moment, it was someone Han who gave him advice.

Han Xizai, however, was not complacent because of Li Jing's praise, and said: "Now, I only hope that the Jiangbei guards will be able to defend it desperately, waiting for the imperial court to reinforce the army." ”

"Who should be sent to the north to rescue?" Li Jing asked.

When it comes to military power, Feng Yansi glanced at Wei Cen, and Wei Cen came out to suggest: "Your Majesty, Liu Yanzhen, the commander of the Shenwu Army, is a famous family, good at riding and shooting, wise and brave, and has the ability to govern the people with soldiers, so he can be a Great Wall!" ”

Listening to Wei Cen's words, Li Jing thought about it, and had an impression of this person, all along, there have been many courtiers in the court who praise him, and his talent and reputation are very good.

On the side, Han Xizai heard it, but he couldn't help but feel nervous in his heart, he was not very familiar with Liu Yanzhen, but he always felt that he was a bit famous.

I was uneasy, and I immediately spoke, but before I could say anything, I heard that Li Jing had already opened his mouth: "With Liu Yanzhen, the commander of the Shenwu Army, as the northern camp, the battalion is deployed, and the 30,000 troops of Shenwu, Xiongwu, Tianwei, and Jingjiang will cross the river and go north to rescue Shouzhou." ”

"How many soldiers and horses does the Han army have here, the defenders of Huainan Prefectures and the soldiers of Zhuxiang, 30,000 forbidden troops, 70,000 or 80,000 troops to defend it, it should be safe!" Li Jing looked around, as if trying to find some confidence. The detour of his people is undoubtedly evident at this moment, and when he fights, is it a competition of troops?

"Your Majesty!" Hearing this, Han Xizai couldn't help it, and said to Li Jing again: "The army of Hao and Si should not be moved lightly. The soldiers and horses of the Luzhou Baoxin Army made Zhang Quanyue, who had always been steady, and was close to Shouzhou, but he could lead the army to the north, contain the Han army, and seek opportunities to fight, so as to wait for the imperial soldiers. He Yanxi, the assassin of Chuzhou, must be ordered to strictly guard the Qingliu Pass, in case the Han army is biased and attacked, and the northern reinforcement army channel! ”

"That's it!" Li Jing agreed directly without thinking.

"Your Majesty, the north invades the south, the border troubles are rising, and the court cannot lack prestige ministers. Song Gong has always been wise and has been in Hongzhou for many years, whether to call him back to the court for consultation? Before the evening was dispersed, Feng Yansi carefully suggested.

He was a little unbearable, and wanted to recall Song Qiqiu, another big man in the party. Otherwise, looking at the situation in the DPRK and China tonight, the northerners are also prosperous.

Li Jing frowned, looked at Feng Yansi, who was full of deference, thought about it again, waved his hand and said: "Start the Duke of Wei Guo as the Grand Master, enter the Duke of Chu, return to the court, and conspire with difficulties!" ”

"Your Majesty is wise!" Seeing that Li Jing agreed to his request, Feng Yansi breathed a sigh of relief and bowed.