Chapter 54: The Ghost Lingers
The hunchback of the roe deer rat order, such a remarkable feature, who is it not Han Wei?
He took a boat up the river from Guazhou near Yangzhou and had just arrived in Jinling. The purpose of his trip was only one, that is, to persuade the Southern Tang Dynasty on behalf of Li Chongjin to request to send troops to Huainan to jointly attack Zhao and Song.
Li Yun's defeat in Luzhou was too fast, although he sent someone back to Yangzhou in time to report the news. But before Li Chongjin could raise his troops, Li Yun had already defeated Zezhou and jumped into the sea of fire to end his life.
At this moment, Li Chongjin was a little embarrassed, a slap didn't make a sound, and he originally planned to cooperate with Li Yun, echo the north and south, and jointly oppose the Song Dynasty, but it turned out to be a lonely palm.
If you want to find another ally, it is really a little difficult, since Li Yun was defeated and burned to death, the envoys of the Jiedu in the states of the Great Song Dynasty have learned to be obedient, and they have gone to the Bianliang Dynasty to meet Zhao Kuangyin and express their submission.
Li Chongjin wanted to find allies in the Great Song Dynasty, but he didn't have it at all, and he wanted to fight the Song army with his own strength, and he himself had no confidence.
Huainan was originally a rich land, but unfortunately in recent years, there have been constant wars and destruction. Yangzhou's troops and materials are relatively limited, how can it be Zhao Kuangyin's opponent of the country's strength?
He needed help, and he couldn't find it in China, so he had to turn his eyes outside the Song Dynasty.
Nantang, the best helper is definitely Nantang. In the whole world, except for the Khitan in the north, the only one who can compete with the Song State may be the Southern Tang Dynasty.
The important thing is that the Southern Tang has the possibility of sending troops, and this matter is attractive to them.
The fourteen states of Huainan in the north of the Yangtze River were originally the territory of the Southern Tang Dynasty, but as a result, Zhou Shizong made three expeditions to the south, and all of them were lost. Now that the Hou Zhou perished, the grudges of the past have been successfully transferred to Zhao Song.
I believe that the people of the Southern Tang Dynasty still have ideas about the fourteen states of Huainan, but they are suffering from the lack of opportunity to send troops. Now give them a great opportunity, will the Southern Tang people let it go?
Li Chongjin believed that it was very likely that the Southern Tang people would send troops to participate in the war, and it was necessary to send someone to Jinling to discuss with the Southern Tang Dynasty.
However, he was still a little embarrassed at first, after all, he had been envoy to Huainan for many years, and there were many conflicts with the Southern Tang Dynasty, so it could be said that they were enemies of each other.
Now that he has suddenly turned the first degree, he wants to cooperate with Nantang and ask Nantang to send troops to help, which is somewhat embarrassing, and he is also worried that the people of Nantang will have mustard, and he is still a little hesitant for a while.
It wasn't until Han Wei returned from Luzhou and persuaded again and again that Li Chongjin made up his mind. The idea of rebellion has been revealed, and then you suddenly don't rebel, can the emperor rest assured?
Rebellion is such a thing, there is no turning back from the bow, or victory is called a lonely widow; Either it is a road to the dark, and there is no cry when you don't see the coffin.
Li Chongjin thought about it carefully, and there was no choice. Even if he has no antipathy, just the identity of Guo Wei's nephew after Zhou Taizu
Zhao Kuangyin couldn't tolerate himself.
For the sake of today's plan, he can only raise troops against the Great Song Dynasty.
And the responsibility of contacting Nantang was handed over to Han Wei, although he looked cold and was a hunchback, he still had the ability. At least this time I went to Luzhou and reached a cooperation agreement with Li Yun, but Li Yun was too good and lost too quickly.
As for Han Wei's specific expression in Luzhou and the entanglement with Zhao Zheng, Lu Huo'er didn't say it, and Li Chongjin didn't know much for a while. Therefore, he trusts Han Wei as always, and hopes that he can bring assistance to him when he goes to Nantang.
As long as the Southern Tang Dynasty can destroy Zhao and Song by sending troops, then Huainan will be handed over to the Southern Tang Dynasty, so what does it matter? At this moment, Li Chongjin is also very generous.
Han Wei was ordered to cross to the south, but after arriving in Jinling, he found a bad situation.
"Childe, the Song envoy has arrived!"
Han Wei frowned, and said in a low voice: "Li Jing's birthday is still half a month, and the Song envoy came so early?" Huainan is heavily armed, how did they arrive? ”
"The Song envoy arrived in Jinling by boat from Xiangyang, and landed on the shore this morning, and Li Congjia, King Zheng of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and Han Xizai and others personally greeted them at Wangjiang Pavilion."
"Oh, Xiangyang?" Han Wei was thoughtful, obviously Song Ting's strategy was unexpected by them.
I have to say that Zhao Kuangyin was far-sighted and it was right to let Zhao Zheng set off earlier. Moreover, the secrecy work is very thorough, only a very small number of core figures know, many high-ranking officials in Bianliang do not know the ins and outs, and Li Chongjin in Huainan knows nothing. Perhaps, this is the advantage of Zhao Kuangyin not sending people from Bianliang, but choosing a person like Zhao Zheng with an unknown background.
The Song envoy had already arrived first, and the trouble was coming, Han Wei couldn't help frowning and pacing back and forth in the room. The setting sun came through the window, pulling his rickety body into a long shadow.
The situation is worse than imagined, if you preempt the Song envoys, you can directly meet the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty. But the envoys of the Song Dynasty had already arrived in Jinling first, so this matter should be another matter.
Li Jing, the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty, was cowardly, and he was far from the beginning of his ascension to the throne. It takes great courage for him to send troops to confront the Song Dynasty, does the dull Li Jing dare?
If the Song envoy didn't come, maybe he would tempt or confuse with interests, and then invite the sensible Southern Tang Dynasty ministers, or even buy some people to advise, maybe he could persuade Li Jing.
But when the Song envoy arrived, and then openly persuaded him to send troops, Li Jing first had to worry about the Song envoy. Discussing anti-Song affairs under the nose of the emperor of the Song Dynasty has the meaning of committing crimes against the wind and taking risks, and Li Jing, who has always been timid and cowardly, will most likely be a thief, and that will be a big deal.
Han Wei is a smart person, long before crossing the river, he inquired about relevant information and analyzed it carefully. The original planned strategy was all nullified, and if you want Nantang to send troops, you can only think of another way!
Why? Why is it always half a beat slower every time, and always a bad move? Is it really providence?
As soon as he had this thought, Han Wei shook his head violently. He kept telling himself that Zhao Kuangyin was plotting to usurp the throne and plotting to kill his father, and revenge was necessary and would definitely succeed.
"Childe, the envoy of the Song Dynasty......"
"How?"
"The envoy of the Song Dynasty is Honglu Shaoqing - Zhao Zheng!" This subordinate was the original personal guard of the Han family, and followed Han Wei to Luzhou, knowing the grievances between his son-in-law and the Song envoy Zhao Zheng, he mentioned it carefully.
Zhao Zheng?!
Han Wei's eyes changed suddenly, anger rose, and hatred immediately spread in his heart.
It turned out to be him, he actually came to Nantang?
In an instant, Han Wei sneered, it was Zhao Zheng again, why did he always sabotage every time something good was about to happen? This was the case in Dingli Yuan on the night of the Chenqiao Mutiny, and it is now the same in Jinling.
And his luck was very good, when he was chasing and killing him in Zezhou, he was first blocked by a mysterious person at the Mo Negative Temple; Later, in Qingtianxia, when he was about to catch him to vent his hatred, Han Lingkun suddenly appeared and came to the rescue.
He had to fall short again, but fortunately, he saw Li Yun's defeat, did not return to Zezhou, and slipped away directly, making a detour to the south, so as to save his life.
It is this kind of unattainable, imminent success but falling short, which makes his hatred for Zhao Zheng more and more intense. I often chatter in my sleep, gritting my teeth with hatred.
I didn't think that this time in Nantang, it would be the case again, he arrived first, disrupting his overall deployment. How can Han Wei not hate? He couldn't wait to immediately break Zhao Zheng's body into pieces.
But after calming down, he also knew that impulsiveness was useless, and if he thought about it, wouldn't this be a great opportunity?
I couldn't kill Zhao Zheng in Luzhou, thinking that I would have no chance in a short time, but now it's just right, wouldn't it be wonderful to be able to succeed in Nantang?
If you kill Zhao Zheng and say that you want to send troops to the Southern Tang Dynasty, then you will have the best of both worlds. Crossing the river to the south of the Yangtze River originally had only one purpose, but now it has become two.
It's not easy to do this, but Han Wei plans to try hard. Speaking of the matter of sending troops to the Southern Tang Dynasty, it was somewhat planned, but it was to deal with Zhao Zheng......
Although it is inconvenient for him to come forward for the time being, there are still many people in the Southern Tang Dynasty who do not wait to see the Song envoy, and if they make good use of it, they will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.
A sneer appeared at the corner of Han Wei's mouth, and he called his subordinates to give a few words in his ear, and there was a little more schadenfreude in his hateful eyes.
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At this time, Zhao Zheng, who had just checked into the concierge house, suddenly sneezed, and he only said that it was because autumn was approaching and the weather was getting cooler. I didn't expect that there was a haunted guy who was calculating himself.