Chapter 124: Calm Down
The history of the Yellow Nest, has a great reputation, about the evaluation of the Yellow Nest, mixed, since the time traveled to the end of the Tang Dynasty, Li Rupei has clearly known that there must be an intersection between him and the Yellow Nest, but this intersection came too fast.
How to evaluate Huang Chao, Li Rupei has his own profile, since he has crossed, he will not believe in many evaluations in history, everything has to rely on himself to make judgments, but this time, his evaluation of Huang Chao is positive, at least in terms of acuity, Huang Chao is doing a very good job, the iron-blooded army led by himself occupied Shannan West Road, and his true identity was also revealed through certain channels, Huang Chao, who got the news, sent a messenger so quickly, You must know that today's transportation is extremely developed, and the transmission of information is also very slow.
The Huangchao rebellion lasted six years, during which there were too many twists and turns, many times if it were not for the best means, I am afraid it would have been exterminated long ago, this self-proclaimed general of the sky, the rebel of the founding year of Wang Ba, is much more powerful than Wang Xianzhi.
According to the development of history, in November, Huang Chao is about to conquer the eastern capital of Luoyang, and in January of next year, he will take the capital Chang'an, reaching the peak state of the peasant uprising, that is, after conquering the capital, Huang Chao is the emperor, the country name Daqi, and the year name Jintong.
No matter how history evaluates, but one thing is true, that is, the uprising of Huangchao gave the already weak Tang Dynasty a fatal blow, since the Huangchao captured the capital, the Tang Dynasty existed in name only, the royal family lost its appeal both internally and externally, and the emperor confirmed the reputation of a puppet.
Huang Chao sent an envoy to Shannan West Road, what was the purpose, Li Rupei couldn't determine for a while, only after contacting the envoy, he could understand the general situation.
Qian Shiqu, who couldn't wait, spoke first.
"Childe, the subordinates are bold, Huang Chao's reputation is very bad, and he has been spurned by the scholars, and the subordinates think that the son should still be cautious and not agree to any conditions put forward by Huang Chao."
Yan Fu, who had not yet left, also nodded, and agreed with Qian Shiqu's opinion, after all, Li Rupei's identity is not ordinary, even if he takes Liangzhou and Shannan West Road, he still takes the route of the government, stabilizes the officials, gentry, rich families and people in various places, and does not take the way of looting, let alone killing chickens and eggs, which in itself shows that Li Rupei's vision is not ordinary, if he cooperates with Huang Chao, who is like a rogue, his reputation will definitely be completely ruined.
After Qian Shiqu finished speaking, a smile appeared on Li Rupei's face.
"Old money, what else do you think of, just say it."
Qian Shiqu hesitated slightly, and then spoke.
"The subordinates thought that the Yellow Nest was not enough to become a big thing, and in the end it was the fate of being exterminated, the Yellow Nest had rebelled for many years, but after so many years, the Yellow Nest was like a rogue, never had its own ideas, the slogans put forward were hollow, and there was no own territory, always wandering around in the north and south, although it occupied a certain advantage this time, crossed the Yangtze River, but in the end it was difficult to make a big difference, the Yellow Nest was regarded as a rebel by the imperial court, it was impossible to get the court's pardon, there could be no good way out, such a rebel, It's better not to touch Childe. ”
Li Rupei looked at Qian Shiqu carefully.
"Old Qian, I didn't expect you to really study Huangchao, and be able to put forward such incisive opinions, but I think your opinions are not complete, this time Huangchao publicly put it forward, his goal is the capital and the eastern capital, and he doesn't want to go against the festival envoys in various places, so that the army of Huangchao is like a bamboo, and rarely encounters resistance, if it develops according to this trend, it won't take long for Huangchao's army to take the capital and the eastern capital Luoyang."
Qian Shiqu's face turned a little pale, he knew the proposition put forward by Huang Chao, but he didn't believe that the Jiedu envoys in various places would not resist and let Huang Chao occupy the capital and the eastern capital.
"Childe, it's unlikely, the festival envoys from all over the country, do they really not resist, do they dare to openly go against the will of the imperial court, do they dare to make peace with Huang Chao."
"Old money, you think too simply, the festival envoys in various places have long wanted to preserve their own strength, if the strength suffers a devastating blow, then it will not be able to gain a foothold in the local area, and it will definitely be occupied by others, in this case, who will desperately resist and let their net worth be ruined, besides, even if the court has a will, a policy, and a countermeasure, you can fool the court by casually reporting the reason, even the famous Gao Yu, with heavy troops, is still unwilling to face the Yellow Nest, Not to mention the other knots. ”
"Childe, can Huang Chao really be able to occupy the capital and the eastern capital?"
"If there are no other changes, this is for sure, after so many years of fighting around, presumably Huang Chao also understands a lot of things, this time his goal is clear, that is, to take the eastern capital Luoyang and the capital Chang'an, so that he can completely overthrow the Tang Dynasty."
Qian Shiqu's body trembled slightly, and his voice trembled a little.
"Could it be that Childe is ready to cooperate with Huang Chao?"
Li Rupei shook his head and stood up with a smile.
"There is no need to speculate and discuss here, what is the purpose of the envoy sent by Huangchao, you will know when you see it, you all follow a certain to meet this envoy and see what kind of words he will say."
Entering the wing, Li Rupei saw the envoy of Huangchao, this envoy was a middle-aged man, five big and three thick, with a beard on his face, which looked very powerful.
Li Rupei's face did not have any expression, but there was a slight change in his opinion of Huang Chao in his heart, sending envoys is not a trivial matter, it is said that it should be dominated by literati, Huang Chao has rebelled for six years, there should be scholars around him, it is needless to say that he relies on strong men to fight the war, but the negotiation matters are still dominated by literati, is it not clear that Huang Chao is not clear about this reason.
The messenger was walking around the chamber with his hands behind his back, and the teacup on the table was no longer filled with tea, only dried tea leaves.
Yan Fu walked in front and was about to open his mouth to introduce when Li Rupei waved his hand.
The envoy turned around and saw Li Rupei and Qian Shiqu, with a look of surprise and confusion on his face.
Maybe Li Rupei is too young, it is also said that Huang Chao is already sixty years old, the age of the sixtieth year, and he is still running around, this Li Rupei is so young, he led the iron-blooded army to take the Shannan West Road.
"This is the messenger."
"Exactly, on the order of General Chongtian, I specially came to Shannan West Road to ask to see Li Gongzi."
The envoy's attitude towards speaking, with a hint of arrogance, Qian Shiqu and Yan Fu's faces changed slightly, and they were ready to speak, but Li Rupei had no expression on his face.
"I don't know what the envoy has to do when he comes to Shannan West Road."
The messenger paused for a moment before speaking.
"I'm not used to those crepe words, this time I was ordered to come to Shannan West Road, to discuss cooperation with Li Gongzi, the general specially ordered, as long as Li Gongzi is willing to cooperate, he will govern the world with Li Gongzi in the future."
A sneering smile appeared on Li Rupei's face, and it flashed.
"Oh, General Huang has such ambitions, I didn't expect this, I just thought that I could have a place to settle down, the Iron Blood Army occupied Shannan West Road, which is already very good, and I don't have the same ambition as General Huang."
Li Rupei said very directly, as a literati, he should have understood the meaning when he heard such words, but unfortunately this messenger didn't understand the meaning at all.
"Li Gongzi, the general is sincere, the army led by the general, like a bamboo, after crossing the Yangtze River, occupied a lot of places, and is about to prepare for a big battle, the general hopes to get Li Gongzi's echo, he will share the fruits of victory in the future, please Li Gongzi seriously consider it."
"I don't know what conditions General Huang prescribed."
"The general said that if he can succeed, Li Gongzi should not let him be the founding prime minister......"
Qian Shiqu and Yan Fu's faces finally changed, they felt that Huang Chao was too arrogant, and they actually wanted to make Li Rupei the prime minister, to know what Li Rupei's identity is, the prince of the hall, so noble, would he take refuge in him Huang Chao and become his right-hand man, isn't this a great irony.
Li Rupei stopped Qian Shiqu and Yan Fu, who were about to speak, with his eyes.
"General Huang's kindness, a certain heart understands, but a certain has already said before, a certain does not have such great ambitions, it is very good to be able to settle down in Shannan West Road with peace of mind, as for other things, a certain will not consider it for the time being, a certain wishes General Huang can succeed."
The envoy's face became unsightly, he thought that when he came to Shannan West Road on behalf of Huang Chao, he would be warmly welcomed, and Li Rupei would definitely commit himself to taking refuge, but he didn't expect it to be such an ending, Li Rupei's words, he completely understood.
"Li Gongzi, it's a pity to give up such a good opportunity, the general's temper is not very good, if you know that Li Gongzi has such an attitude, I'm afraid I will be unhappy."
The smile on Li Rupei's face disappeared.
"The attitude of a certain is very clear, everyone who comes is a guest, if you come with a sincere heart, a certain welcome, if you come to Shannan West Road with other purposes, then don't blame a certain is not welcome, the messenger came from afar, hard work, rest at ease again, there are other things, do not accompany you."
Leaving the wing, Li Rupei spoke to Qian Shiqu and Yan Fu beside him.
"Huang Chao is difficult to become a big tool, don't worry about it, but you still have to be prepared, Huang Chao still has a certain impulse to do things, maybe he will raid Shannan West Road."
"Childe, will Huang Chao attack Shannan West Road, it may not be."
"I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm afraid of just in case, I still have to be prepared, I really want to see this Huang Chao, see what kind of ability the army under his command has, if the army of Huang Chao comes to attack, it's better, let him taste it."