The Chinese army commander camp is a term that modern readers can understand, and at that time, the accurate term was "recruiting envoys".

Zhang Jingda's original position was "Zhangguo. The military festival envoy" and the "deputy general of the northern soldiers and horses", who were in charge of the soldiers and horses around Daizhou and Yanmen Pass, belonged to the main force of the border guards of the Later Tang Dynasty to defend the northern border, and had considerable power.

Later, the emperor ordered him to go south to attack Taiyuan and rebel, at first he was too reluctant to move, Li Congke had to seal him three more positions: "Taiyuan is lined up on all sides", "Taiyuan is recruited on all sides", "Taiyuan is on all sides", "Taiyuan is on all sides", "Taiyuan is on all sides".

Among them, "Taiyuan recruits envoys on all sides" is a military position, so the pro-military camp where he himself is stationed is called "recruiting envoy camp".

So, what does it mean to be a "solicitor"?

The officialdom of this era still follows the habits of the Tang Dynasty, as long as there is an "envoy" behind the official position, it will be awesome.

Because if you are an official, your thinking must be consistent with the court, and your mouth and mouth will be: "By the emperor's will", majesty is majesty, but others will still think that you are just a messenger.

However, if you are an "envoy", it is different, as soon as you open your mouth, it is: "this envoy thinks".

That is to say, as long as you are an "envoy", you have a certain independent status, dare to speak your own words, and dare to do your own things.

There are many kinds of "envoys", but "soliciting envoys" is a very annoying "envoy", because if he sees other "envoys" that are not pleasing to the eye, he has the right to "solicit" that "envoy"!

In other words, it is a "make" who can bully other "envoys"!

For example, you could write a letter: "Boy, come and lick my toes and spare your dog's life." ”

This is called "tricks"

Or directly send troops to attack the city, and after breaking the city, behead him, rob his property, take his wife and daughter, and destroy his nine tribes.

This is called "begging".

Therefore, modern people think that a fluttering "recruiter" doesn't seem to feel very powerful, which is too far from being "Commander-in-Chief of the Universe" and "Invincible General".

You must know that in that era, the three words "recruiting envoys" represented a big warlord who held heavy troops, attacked the city and destroyed the country in just one thought, and slaughtered the city and killed millions of people indiscriminately, without blinking an eye! The Great Devil!

Even the "border patrol envoy" that He Daxian faked, if it was strictly implemented in accordance with the laws of the Tang Dynasty, if he saw other "envoys" who were not pleasing to the eye, he could only make a small report to the imperial court, disgusting and disgusting others, and he had no right to bully others. Otherwise, do you think that the arrogant He Daxian will have so much patience, because the white-bearded old man has a letter of appointment in his pocket that "Zhenwu recruits envoys from all sides", and he works so hard to please the sycophant Li Zhuanmei?

So, what does it mean to be "begging from all sides"? It's very simple, that is, the emperor said, in the four directions of southeast, northwest, Aiqing, you can fight wherever you like, kill whoever you like, don't give me face.

Why did the emperor dare to delegate power so much?

Because the other "envoys" who "solicit envoys from all sides" to "solicit" are generally "temperate envoys", and they are not easy to provoke!

The "Jiedu Envoy" who held the military and political power in one body was the emperor of a land, similar to the "overseas governor" of the British Empire.

The "Setsudo Envoy" could set up its own shogunate officials and recruit and raise an army on its own. The only restriction is that you can't interfere with other areas outside the designated area, and, most importantly, the emperor can change the Jiedu envoy at any time.

Most of the festival envoys in history are quite obedient, but there are a small number of "festival degree envoys" who have great ambitions and quit doing it.

Nima, I have been here for more than ten years, raising such a large army, all up and down are my relatives and family members, your emperor will accept my soldiers with a word, and you will drive me away for a new festival?

Therefore, the vast majority of those who rebelled during the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties were these restless "festival envoys".

Since Zhang Jingda's "Taiyuan is soliciting envoys from all sides" is so awesome, his "recruiting envoys" defense is also very awesome.

The guards at the door are no longer officers at the rank of captains, but officers at the level of generals on the left and right. According to the post-Tang military system, the left and right generals could command three to five lieutenants and less than 5,000 troops.

It's just that this Zuo Lang general who is on duty to guard the door, He Daxian didn't pay attention to it at all in the deduction.

Who is Ho Tai Sin? O immortals!

Although there is no aura in this world, the immortals' ability to calculate the laws of heaven and earth and deduce the changes of wind and clouds is still there, at most it is just a little slower. In the past, it could be calculated in one second when cultivating immortals, but now it may take three days to calculate.

It's just, after all, it can still be calculated, isn't it?

According to He Daxian's deduction, Lu Min'er and they will meet a key person at the gate of this "recruitment camp": Gao Xingzhou.

Who is Gao Xingzhou?

Gao Xingzhou is fifty years old, a member of the Later Tang Dynasty, who followed the Later Tang Dynasty Zhuangzong Li Cunqiao and Mingzong Li Siyuan from birth to death, and was once an official to the Zhenwu Army. After Shi Jingjiao's rebellion, he was sent by Emperor Li Congke to assist Zhang Jingda, and was one of the five giants in the Tang army.

According to the ranks, the five giants led by the Tang Army are:――

Zhang Jingda: Recruiting envoys from all sides

Yang Guangyuan: Deputy Envoy

An Xianqi: The army is lined up in the north

Gao Xingzhou: Left row envoy

Fu Yanqing: Right Row Envoy -

But it's so complicated, I don't know what you're talking about

Didn't you understand?

Well, let's put it another way to put it in an easy way:-

Zhang Jingda: Commander-in-Chief

Yang Guangyuan: Deputy Commander-in-Chief

An Xianqi: Chief of the General Staff

Gao Xingzhou: Commander of the First Army

Fu Yanqing: Commander of the Second Group Army-

Now, you see, right?

In the official history, Yang Guangyuan conspired with An Xianqi, killed Zhang Jingda, and then led the entire army to surrender to Shi Jingjiao.

Why?

Because Yang Guangyuan and An Xianqi are both from Shatuo, and Shi Jingjiao is also from Shatuo. Yang Guangyuan had long been unhappy that Li Congke, a Han child from the old Wang's family, had usurped the Shatuo people in the Later Tang Dynasty, and when he saw that his old buddy Shi Jingjiao had rebelled, he also began to rebel.

It's just that Gao Xingzhou and Fu Yanqing, two Han generals, have long sensed that something is wrong, and they protect Zhang Jingda intentionally or unintentionally, so that Yang Guangyuan always can't find a chance. Zhang Jingda, a fool, often asks stupidly: "Xingzhou often follows behind my feet, what is the purpose?" Gao Xingzhou lost his temper, so he had to stop following, and finally Yang Guangyuan found an opportunity and cut Zhang Jingda with a knife.

Why did Gao Xingzhou and Fu Yanqing protect Zhang Jingda?

Because they have always been generals on the northern border, they have fought with the Khitans too many times, and they have killed a lot of Khitans, which can be described as a deep hatred of blood, where do they dare to raise the idea of surrender!

Of course, in the official history, after the Khitan Emperor Yelu Deguang later caught them, he cherished their talents, regardless of previous suspicions, and still acquiesced to let Shi Jingjiao reuse them. But that's the canonical history, and it won't happen in this book, so I won't mention it.

That night, Zhang Jingda convened another temporary military meeting to discuss what to do.

Then, as usual, Yang Guangyuan said, "It's better for us to surrender", and Zhang Jingda refuted Yang Guangyuan with righteous words. Gao Xingzhou was so annoyed when he heard it on the side, so he hinted that Fu Yanqing looked at Yang Guangyuan and came out alone to breathe.

Walking and walking, I just walked to the gate of the envoy camp.

Outside the door, more than a dozen horsemen were trying to enter, saying that there was some secret order to hand over to the envoy Zhang.

Gao Xingzhou stepped forward.

"What's the matter?"

"This general, but General Gao Xing Zhou Gao?"

"Exactly, who is Your Excellency?"

"Lu Min, the servant in the Yanying Palace, was ordered by the emperor to deliver the secret decree. Gao Xing Zhou received the order! ”

With that, the little eunuch, who was short in stature, with a young face and a voice full of children's voices, turned over and dismounted, and carefully took out a small wooden box from his bosom.

The little eunuch Lu Min held the small wooden box above his head with both hands and respectfully handed it to Gao Xingzhou.

Gao Xingzhou took the small wooden box in surprise, looked up and down, left and right, then walked to the side, took the torch from the hand of a soldier, and after driving away the others, carefully opened the small wooden box, inside which was a sealed scroll.

Gao Xingzhou has been mixed with several emperors for a long time, and he is quite familiar with the palace items, and as soon as he looks at the wooden boxes, scrolls and seals, he knows that this is really a secret decree issued to him by the emperor, and it will never be wrong!

The emperor sent me a secret decree? What do you mean?

With a trembling hand, Gao Xingzhou tore open the seal and opened the scroll, which contained a handwritten letter written to him by Emperor Li Congke.

When Gao Xingzhou assisted Mingzong Li Siyuan before, he once served as Li Siyuan's right and left hand with Li Congke, and he had a close relationship with Li Congke, everyone was quite familiar with each other, and the personal relationship was also very good.

He recognized Li Congke's handwriting at a glance! If it's fake!

"Shang quality, Zhang is incompetent, I sent someone to stab him, Ru Xiezhi and detained Yang An, and led the army to resist the chieftain. Don't lose. ”

Shang Zhen is the character of Gao Xingzhou, and the meaning of this secret decree is to say, "Zhang Jingda is incompetent, I want to find someone to kill him, and then you detain Yang Guangyuan and An Xianqi, seize military power, and fight against the Khitans." ”