Hebei Province, Ulju, Yaoerling,

A gray-haired and weather-covered general, with an entourage that was isolated and could not hide his fatigue and fatigue, appeared between the mist-shrouded mountain roads.

He is the general who once worshiped the assassin of Ulzhou, the envoy of Yunzhou and the camp of Taiyuan, and the military envoy of the three tribes of Shatuo, Li Guochang, also known as Zhu Xie Chixin, and now he is taking his son who was only spared, Li Keyong, alias "Flying Tiger", and is running away on the road of exile without his life.

Although he was a general of the city and the city, he led the Shatuo athletes to make the first contribution in the pacification of the Pang Xun Rebellion, and Tang Yizong Xiantong ten years (869 years), he was given the national surname Li by the Tang Dynasty and the official Jinjue, the Han name Guochang, the word Dexing, and the official residence of Qinrenli in the capital; Baidan Yu Daduhu, Zhenwu Army Jiedu Envoy, and Xuzhou Observation Envoy, became one of the new forces in the Hedong domain.

But only three years later, because of Shatuo's strong neighbors, and Li Guochang was unbridled, and was ordered by the imperial court to migrate to Yunzhou Thorn History, Datong Army Defense Envoy, Li Guochang said that he refused to die, and began to be in Daibei de facto self-reliance. It's just that because of the subsequent death of Tang Yizong, the state affairs are in turmoil, and the Tang court has no time to take care of it for the time being.

Then in the third year of the Tang Dynasty's Emperor Qianfu (876), his son Li Ke killed Duan Wenchu, the defense envoy of Yunzhou, and asked himself to stay as the defense envoy of Datong; This time, it finally angered the last bit of majesty and confidence of the already declining Datang.

As a result, in October of the fourth year of Qianfu (877) of the following year, a long-standing conquest from the imperial court suddenly broke out, with the reason and reason that the merit was becoming increasingly unruly and unyielding to the king; Lu Jianfang, the servant of the Imperial Servant, was appointed as the envoy of Zhenwu Festival, and together with the troops of Youyou and the two states, he crusaded against Shatuo. When Lu Jianfang arrived in Lanzhou, the local army was dispersed, so Shatuo took the opportunity to occupy several states north of Daizhou, which was called the border trouble of the Tang Dynasty.

In the fifth year of Qianfu (878 AD), Shatuo first broke the Shalu army, and then broke the Cao Lan army, the Tang army was defeated several times, and the Shatuo power became stronger and stronger, occupying Wei and Shuo two states in the north, and invading Xin, Dai, Lan, Shi and other places in the south, and reaching Taigu directly.

Until the sixth year of Qianfu, under the combined attack of Li Jun of Zhaoyi Jiedu, Li Keju of Lulong Jiedu, and Helian Duo, the governor of Tuyuhun Dudu, Li Guochang's younger brother Li Youjin surrendered to Li Zhuo with Wei and Shuozhou, and Li Ke, who took the initiative to lead the headquarters to face the battle, was defeated and lost;

Since then, the subordinates and inheritance he relied on have almost been empty, except for the eldest son who followed him, his other wives and concubines, children, and clansmen have almost all fallen into the encirclement of the three-way soldiers and horses.

This incident also made many people, including Li Guochang, realize one thing again, although Datang has been declining and it is difficult to hide its decline, it is obviously not a matter of picking up the Fanluo leader in this corner.

Therefore, at the end of his rope, he had no choice but to cross the mountains north of Yanmen on the way to exile and go to one of the nine Tatar surnames west of Yinshan Mountain, where he had a relationship with each other, in order to seek temporary shelter and a place to live.

Of course, he also fatefully stayed in the wind, frost, rain and snow outside the plug, and he never had a chance to step into the Central Plains again until he died.

As his proudest eldest son, Li Keyong, after several years of life and dormancy in the future, will also return to the place where he was spared with the re-recruited athletes and borrowed soldiers and horses from outside the Saiwai, and set foot on the stage of history with a different look, and start a new journey and history.

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In Runzhou, Jiangdong Province (now Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu), among the Jingshan Pavilion that has been renovated, the precious incense curls and sings and patrols.

As one of the few imperial generals and one of the world's famous marshals in the late Tang Dynasty, he came to prominence many years ago in Pingding Fengzhou, in order to recover the land of Jiaozhou in Annam (now Hanoi, Vietnam) occupied by the Nanzhao army, and also because of the defeat of Nanzhao in the Dadu River to force him to invite and withdraw his troops, and the world-famous ministers of the Tang humerus and pilasters,

Silkworm eyebrows, thin eyes, silver hair, frost beard and quite a bit of Dao bone fairy style, is fifty-eight years old but still like a pine festival, especially straight and resolute Zhenhai Festival degree Gao Biao, also in a kind of pleasing and sincere expression, listen to the Fang Shi in front of him with a subdued and frustrated elegant voice and tone, expounded the Taoist Qi and health care way, and from time to time to consult and discuss some, known as the inner and outer Dancheng method of cultivating immortals.

He was born in the famous "Bohai Gao Clan" in Shandong, whose ancestors can be traced back to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Gao Dynasty of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and he is also the grandson of Gao Chongwen, the famous general of Nanping County during the Tang Xianzong period, and the family has been a military general in the forbidden China for generations;

Therefore, in adulthood, he used the shadow of the door, and the right god of the army was Yu Hou, Qinzhou Thorn History, and Annan Duhu. He was also transferred to Tianping, Xichuan, Jingnan, Zhenhai, and Zhuzhen Jiedu envoys, and it can also be said that they are one of the few middle-class figures in the dynasty in terms of seniority and merit.

In addition, although he is a martial artist and good at literature, he is known as "the eagle servant" by the people of the time, and is famous for his "upright poetry and good words", and is listed as one of the contemporary poets;

In addition to the martial arts of recovering Annam, Dingxichuan, and expelling Nanzhao in his life, there are also many local achievements in civil governance; One of the most famous feats is the establishment of the first and only canal connecting the sea - the Tamphong Canal. From Annam Jiaozhou (now Hanoi, Vietnam) to Yongzhou and Guangzhou, there were many reefs on the sea route, which caused the ship to run into the reef and sink.

But compared with his governance and military methods, he is also famous for his good ghost and god Taoism in the army.

It is said that before he raised the army in his early years, he had to wear a robe to open the altar and look at the clouds to argue, and lit the paper man paper horse and scattered beans as a spiritual soldier, and he could only pull out the camp after reciting several greetings. Therefore, it was passed on by the subordinates and the people under his rule of mouth as "Gao Lao Xian" and "Gao Xian Weng" Yunyun.

It's just that as he gets older, the way of ghosts and gods that was originally tricked in the army has been replaced by the immortal cultivation method that seems to be more high-level to prolong life and seek blessings;

It's just that Gao Biao is getting closer to age and feels more and more mentally weak, and the accumulated wounds and old diseases left over from the past have also begun to plague his body.

And Xiuxian Daoist has gradually become an important sustenance under the increasingly old mentality, so he spared no expense to search for ancient books to fully appreciate, and recruited contemporary strange people to consult with him.

In this way, he not only used this to show the court a certain intention to avoid suspicion, but also disguised dissatisfaction and indirect protest, and also had the willingness to temporarily escape the troubles of the world and the disputes of the court. After all, as a general who guards the southeastern wealth of the imperial court and is the only remaining general who can fight well, his every move also affects the attention of the court, as well as the wind direction of many followers and interest groups.

And what he was most dissatisfied with was undoubtedly that after he had just defeated the grass thieves led by Huang Yi and suffered countless surrenders, he was suddenly ordered by the imperial court to secure the southeastern important land, and his subordinates were strictly ordered not to continue to cross the Great Yuling and pursue southward.

This time, when he got the news of the fall of Guangzhou without any surprise, he only rolled his slender eyebrows slightly, and his beard, which was as neat as snow, was slightly blown a few times; Under some kind of complex emotion that was faintly deserving of this but angry, he wandered and struggled for a moment and then threw it aside, sighing, "I am disturbed by external objects again", and then continued to immerse and devote himself to the so-called path of cultivation and detachment.

Of course, his heart is not as calm as it seems, in fact, he still has some complicated feelings about the yellow thief going south to Guangzhou; There is not only the sad regret and regret of the dead rabbit and the fox, but also the happiness of gloating.

Regret and regret that Lingdong Jiedu made Li Zhao's death and thief, to say that he can compare his friends and colleagues in his life as a horseman, even if he is one of the few who is familiar with the pacification of the Annan Metropolitan Protectorate, and is also an important collaborator and collaborator of the grass thief strangulation strategy he pursued.

Although his previous proposition was to ask the imperial court to recruit Huang Yi, the head of the grass thieves, it was actually just a delaying tactic to protect the land of Lingnan and dispatch troops and horses for the imperial court, and it was also the wisdom of the two thieves who divided Wang (Xianzhi) and Huang (Chao) in the first place; But in the end, because of the party strife of the court and the selfishness of some people, he was martyred for the country in this place outside the mountain with a lot of miasma.

However, as a result of the fall of Guangzhou, there is a faint mentality and meaning of being happy to see it;

After all, when Wang rebelled in Changheng, Henan, the Central Plains, the neighboring feudal towns almost sat back and watched and did not help each other, unless the grass thieves came to the door and took the initiative to attack them, so that the grass thieves who originally started in one place were able to control almost the eastern capital, and the Gyeonggi earthquake spread the decree that all parts of the country would suppress it.

As a result, later there was a great joy of the Pinglu Jiedu envoy Song Wei, all the soldiers and horses of the Dao invaded but defeated the arrogant and greedy for credit, and after a few victories, he claimed to have killed the grass thief rebel Wang clan, and dismissed the imperial court finally ordered the gathering of the soldiers and horses, causing the remnants of the grass thief to escape and flow and ravage the Jianghuai River and the Han Dynasty to take advantage of the situation to recover.

It was not until Prime Minister Wang Duo offered an initiative to divide Wang and Huang Erwei, and with Prime Minister Zeng Yuanyu as the deputy commander of the capital soldiers and horses, that he was able to coordinate and control the soldiers and horses in various places, and the gradually desperate Wang Rebellion would annihilate the land of Huangmei in Jingnan. Then the yellow thief and its remnants rose again, crossed the river and raged in Jiangdong, Liangzhejiang and other provinces, and all places could not be controlled.

In these days, he was the only general who was still loyal to the dynasty and was ordered to be in danger, regardless of his age, he still followed the orders of the imperial court to travel north and south, and tried his best to kill the beacons and chaos left by Wang and Huang Eryi, and repeatedly broke them and surrendered a lot.

The cadres of the country who are so loyal to the king, but before the completion of the success, because of the will of the court, they were forcibly restrained in front of the thieves and stopped, and they could only sit and watch the fall and thieves outside the mountains.

"My heart is still not strong enough."

Therefore, after half a ring, Gao Yu stood up and said with feelings

"I've been confused by thieves"

"Ling Gong always has national affairs in mind, which is the blessing of the world"

The gentle Taoist who is speaking the Dharma is comforting.

"The method of seeking the Dao Immortal Class is also supplemented by the number of great merits."

"But you might as well delay Gao Gong's moment."

After Gao Yu sighed helplessly and temporarily left this solemn and quiet place, it was too late for Kuanyi to summon him privately downstairs, and his most trusted confidant general now attacked Zhang Li.

To say that he fought countless battles in his early years and commanded a lot of powerful generals, but the most important thing is the one in front of him, especially after he is getting older and gradually inconvenient for the army to gallop and work, this favorite general Zhang Phosphorus gradually played an incarnate and important role in his will to run in front of the army. The battle of Da Yuling, which defeated Huang Chao's subordinates several times a month ago, was also completed under his actual leadership.

"The grass thief is now in Guangzhou."

Gao Biao's order so lightly was like explaining an ordinary trivial matter at home.

"You also have to keep an eye on Runzhou, Jinshan, and Jiaping, the movements of those newly descended divisions."

"He is a roe deer, a snake, a long-flowing beetle, and an occasional order to turn the edict into return, which can be used, but must not be prevented."

"Therefore, it is allowed to take advantage of the cheap rights of the armies in front of the Yaqian, as long as there are the slightest rumors and actions."

"It's time to catch and kill, there's no need to say more."

"Whether it's Mo Xie Du or Light Tap Capital, it's not for decoration."

"But please rest assured."

Zhang Li, who was fierce and dignified and gestured like a tiger looking at a wolf, suddenly raised his salute and replied.

"When you live up to your trust...

At the same time, in Zhenjiang City, a down-and-out middle-aged monk named Lu Yongzhi also moved into the Chonghua Temple, a dojo funded by the Zhenhai Jiedu Envoy, under the introduction of his fellow villagers, and began an important life turning point after his exile.