Chapter 174 - The world is in turmoil
In April of the fourth year of Tianhe, due to the exhaustion of the national strength of the Tang Dynasty, the alien races in the frontier were ready to move, the Khitan army of 300,000 in Koucheng, Lu Longjiedu made Li Congwei invincible, fled to Zhu Wen, and was later executed by Zhu Wen.
In the same month, Zhu Wen raised troops to attack Zhenzhou, and after the sick and young Chengde Jiedu made Wang Rong resist, he was defeated by Zhu Wen's army and surrendered to Zhu Wen.
In July of the fourth year of Tianhe, Zhu Wen colluded with the Khitan in the north to attack Li Keyong, gathering nearly 600,000 soldiers and horses in the area of Youzhou and Jizhou.
On the other side, Li Maozhen, who originally planned to come to find Zhao Fan's bad luck, also had to turn the gun and go back to deal with Wang Jian in the south because of the fire in the backyard.
For a while, Datang, who had just been at peace for a short time, fell into chaos again.
Zhu Wen, who got the support of the Khitan, was a little fluttery for a while, and after some consideration, he directly denied the orthodoxy of the Chang'an court, and built a platform in Xuzhou to worship the sky, brazenly claiming the emperor, and the country was called Houliang.
And Li Maozhen in the west saw that Zhu Wen was called the emperor, and he was not far behind, and after receiving the support of the following generals, he also ascended the throne and became the emperor in Qizhou, and the country was called Daqi.
Wang Jian of Xichuan was disgusted by Li Maozhen, and finally couldn't bear it, and after discussing with a few of his henchmen, he also called the emperor in Chengdu, and the country was called Houshu.
For all this, Zhao Fan has been prepared for a long time, since he completely eliminated the eunuch power and carried out a major reshuffle of the entire court, he has already expected today's outcome.
But Zhao Fan is not a person who can be wronged, and he is not in the mood to play those political games, he knows very well that if he doesn't do that, maybe Datang can continue for more than ten years, but the disadvantage of that is that he is greatly restricted, and the court and the army will continue to be controlled by eunuchs and those big families, which is absolutely unacceptable to Zhao Fan.
Therefore, he would rather lose his fortunes and even give up control of many regions, in order to find a different path from history. Rather than being restrained by others in the future and ending up with the same fate as in history, it is better to break the jar and break it, maybe it can be broken and then stand up, and successfully lay a piece of the world of its own!
In the end, his decision was also unanimously supported by Du Rangneng and others, for this young and ambitious emperor, all the ministers were full of admiration and respect, and now that he wants to do a big job, they are willing to follow.
With the proclamation of the major forces as emperors, some of the talents loyal to the Tang Dynasty under their command also broke away from them one after another, and came to Chang'an City, where Zhao Fan was located, and for a while, the personnel under Zhao Fan's command were also greatly enriched, which Zhao Fan did not expect.
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Li Keyong sent an envoy to meet Zhao Fan soon rushed to Chang'an City, in order to show sincerity, it was Li Keyong's younger brother Li Kening who led the team, and Li Keyong's youngest son Li Cunqiao came with him.
In order to save time as much as possible, Li Kening hurried on the way to Chang'an, for fear that if he missed the time, he would delay his brother's major event and harm his brother's life.
He's okay as an adult, but Li Cunmiao is miserable, this child who is only six years old is full of money, he is all dressed and pampered on weekdays, and he has never suffered such hardships, under the bumps all the way, he fell ill before he arrived in Chang'an, if it weren't for the many doctors around Zhao Fan, I am afraid that a small life would be lost.
In addition to Li Cunqing, Li Kening also brought countless treasures, gold, silver, money, and silk, all in exchange for Zhao Fan to send troops to rescue, which can be regarded as full of sincerity.
Zhao Fan did not snub Li Kening because Li Keyong was in trouble, he not only arranged for the imperial doctor to treat Li Cunmiao as soon as possible, but also immediately met Li Kening who came from afar in the palace, saving all the roundabouts.
And at this moment, Zhao Fan is not very clear about the current situation, but is very curious about Li Kening's intentions.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, help!"
Li Kening walked into the main hall and immediately ran to the bottom of the golden steps, kneeling down and shouting at Zhao Fan above.
"Lord Li, please get up, if there is something to talk about slowly, don't be excited." Zhao Fan was stunned by Li Kening's actions, and said slowly after a long time, "Come on, give me a seat!" ”
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Zhu Wen's dog thief colluded with the Khitans, killed Lu Longjiedu to make Li Congwei, Chengde Jiedu made Wang Rong forced to surrender to the enemy, and now in Youji and Hebei Chen soldiers 600,000, my brother is really unable to resist, and I specially came to ask Your Majesty for help, and asked Your Majesty to send troops quickly, if it is late, I am afraid that the big thing is not good, Your Majesty! Li Kening didn't mean to get up and take a seat, and continued to lie on the ground and keep being sad.
"What?" Zhao Fan stood up in some surprise, looked at Li Kening with some surprise and said, his eyes kept looking at him, as if he was determining the authenticity of the information.
The ministers in the court were also like hornets that had blown up their nests, and they all started to talk about it, as if they couldn't believe that Zhu Wen had colluded with the Khitan.
"What Aiqing said is true?" Zhao Fan glanced at the hall that suddenly became noisy, frowned and said.
"Your Majesty, what the minister said is true, if there is half a point of falsehood, the minister wishes that the sky will hit five thunders, and he will never be born, and the descendants of the Li family will be slaves for men and prostitutes!" Li Kening raised his head and looked at Zhao Fan, and said categorically.
Zhao Fan nodded, and immediately believed most of what Li Kening said, people in this era are convinced that there are gods in the first three feet, and they are still very cautious about the oath, since Li Kemingning made such a poisonous oath, then I am afraid that this matter is true.
"Your Majesty, Zhu Wen, a traitor, actually colluded with foreign clans and brutalized the people of the Tang Dynasty, it is simply a crime that deserves death, Your Majesty must punish him well." Kong Wei came out of the ranks and shouted with some excitement.
"Your Majesty! That's an army of 600,000 people, if Your Majesty acts rashly, I'm afraid that if you anger them, you will be on fire, and then what will the court do to resist? Wei Zhaodu, who has always been a little conservative, stood up when he heard the words and said in a deep voice.
"Lord Wei's words are wrong, there are hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers in the imperial court, are you still afraid that a small Khitan and Zhu Wen will not succeed? If it is allowed to develop and the people are brutalized, where will the face of the court be placed, and where will the face of His Majesty be placed? A speaker followed and said indignantly.
"The minister supports Lord Wei's opinion, Your Majesty, if there are wars and chaos today, and the feudal towns are fighting everywhere, and the means are all at their best, how can we know whether what Li Kening said is true or false, and the minister suggested that it should be delayed for a while, maybe this is a trap set by Li Keyong, just waiting for His Majesty to drill into it?"
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