Five dynasties and ten kingdoms were a very chaotic time.

In addition, the Khitan and other foreign races are also in power, and from time to time they take the opportunity to invade the Central Plains, which is a real troubled era.

The so-called Five Dynasties refer to the five dynasties of the Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, and Later Zhou that successively ruled the northern Central Plains, while the Ten Kingdoms were ten local regimes that divided the south, including Wu Yue, Former Shu, and Southern Tang.

In addition, there are several forces that have not been founded from beginning to end, and are not counted among the five dynasties and ten kingdoms, but the actual power is not inferior to either side, and Li Maozhen, the king of Qi, is one of them.

Li Maozhen's original name was Song Wentong, born in the military, made meritorious contributions in the eradication of Huangchao, was appointed as the commander of the Shence Army, and later guarded the Emperor Xizong for meritorious service, worshiped Wuding Jiedu envoy, and gave the name Li Maozhen. ”

In the third year of Guangqi, he escorted the exiled Emperor Xizong back to Chang'an, defeated the feudal town Li Changfu who was intercepted, and was envoyed by Fengxiang Longyou Jiedu to become one of the top feudal towns in the world. ”

In a comfortable carriage, the subordinate proudly showed off his knowledge to Yan She.

In fact, Yan Shi had read the history of the Five Dynasties and knew Li Maozhen's origin, but he knew the character of the woman in front of him better, and it was very appropriate to show an expression of sudden realization and admiration.

Hou Qing on the side looked sympathetic.

The subordinate glared at him, and then said: "Emperor Xizong has the grace of appreciation for Li Maozhen, during his reign, Li Maozhen has always kept to himself, but after Emperor Zhaozong succeeded to the throne, this person became domineering, not only crusading against the nearby feudal towns everywhere, but also relying on Fengxiang's proximity to Chang'an, threatening Emperor Zhaozong and interfering in court politics several times. ”

"Emperor Zhaozong has just succeeded to the throne, naturally young and vigorous, regardless of the dissuasion of Prime Minister Du Rangneng, sent troops to attack Fengxiang, but returned defeated, losing face.

In order to appease his anger, Emperor Zhaozong killed two officials who fought in the main battle, but he still refused to let go, saying that it was the prime minister Du Rangneng who advocated sending troops. Chen Bing came to the Gao Station and asked to kill Du Rangneng, and later Du Rangneng took the initiative to ask for death, and Emperor Zhaozong tearfully gave him death, and Li Maozhen withdrew his troops. ”

Yan Shi nodded, Tang Zhaozong Li Ye is also a tragedy, since he ascended the throne, he was controlled by a group of eunuchs, bullied by the feudal towns of Li Maozhen and others, left Chang'an several times to flee, and was finally killed by Zhu Wen, nine of his ten sons died, and the last one was established as emperor by Zhu Wen, and he was also killed three years later.

No, this is the original Tang history, he is a little better in this world, at least Li Xingyun's son survives.

The subordinate looked at him and said excitedly: "Li Maozhen's strength can only be regarded as mediocre in the feudal town, but this time he is bold and reckless, and he hijacked Emperor Zhaozong with Han Quanxue, and King Liang was given the name Quanzhong by Emperor Zhaozong, he is loyal and patriotic, and he must not be allowed to do anything wrong." ”

Zhu Wen is loyal to the monarch and patriotic, who believes this sentence?

However, she has a good sentence, Li Maozhen's strength can only be regarded as the average level in the feudal town, compared to Zhu Wen, who is in full swing at this time, it is simply an egg hitting a stone.

The time when Zhu Wen was strongest was not when he established Houliang and ascended the throne as emperor, but before that.

After becoming the emperor, due to his old age and complacency, Zhu Wen gradually decayed, and finally betrayed his relatives, but now he is only in his forties, he is the peak of life, and the heroes of the world cannot stop him.

Just like Cao Cao before the Battle of Chibi and Fu Jian before the Battle of Weishui, he was invincible and bowed down.

In the original history, in this battle of Faqi, Zhu Wen's army surrounded Fengxiang for several months, Li Maozhen cut off the grain and grass in the city, and even had a situation of cannibalism, and finally had to obediently hand over Tang Zhaozong and surrender to Zhu Wen.

The carriage drove into the periphery of Fengxiang, only to see dead bodies everywhere, dry bones on the roadside, and occasionally the people passing by were also unkempt, yellow and thin, and did not look like they were full of food.

The three people in the car are not surprised, this is the most real appearance of troubled times.

Adult men were all captured as soldiers, and the land was naturally uncultivated, and with the destruction of the fields by the war, food was the most scarce resource in troubled times.

Compared with the cannibalistic armies of Qin Zongquan and Sun Ru, Zhu Wen is not brutal at all, he likes to play with his daughter-in-law at most, likes to kill people for no reason, it is a personal problem, and he rarely exploits the people under his rule, and the taxes of the Later Liang are also relatively light among the five generations.

It is dangerous to follow Zhu Wen, but the people under his rule are still happier than those in other places, which is one of the reasons why Zhu Wen can rise in troubled times.

Li Keyong and the like, although they are not as brutal as Zhu Wen, they are much crazier than him in exploiting the people.

Comparing the economic situation under Zhu Wen's rule, and then comparing the situation in Fengxiang and other places, you will find that Zhu Wen's rule is much more prosperous.

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Fengxiang is now an isolated city.

Zhu Wen's army surrounded the surroundings, and the city wall above was full of people, which was Feng Xiang's last force.

As I said before, Zhu Wen, who is in the middle of the day, is not something that a Feng Xiang or a Li Maozhen can match, just a few contact battles, the army of Qi State was crushed by the devastation, and can only defend Feng Xiang.

Standing in the middle of the army, the subordinate pointed to the front and said: "Do you see, those nine women are the Nine Heavens Saint Ji of the Phantom Sound Workshop, the one sitting in the curtain is the Empress of the Phantom Sound Workshop, and the one standing at the head of the city is Li Maozhen." ”

When she saw the heroic man standing at the top of the city wall, wearing armor, a trace of solemnity flashed on her face.

Yan Shi was a little puzzled, weren't Li Maozhen, the king of Qi, and the empress of the Phantom Sound Workshop alone?

"Sure enough, something went wrong. He muttered in his heart, but his face was unhappy, and he asked, "Master, with the strength of King Liang's army, why don't you attack the city yet?"

The subordinate said: "There are only a few thousand people left in the Fengxiang garrison, and the army of King Liang is as many as 80,000, if you attack the city, you will win, but Li Maozhen's martial arts are unfathomable, and he is still above the division, this degree is enough to turn the tide of the battle." ”

Yan Shi nodded, he could also feel the terrifying aura faintly revealed by the man at the head of the city, this was the strongest existence he had ever seen, definitely above the ordinary Shenxiao position.

After the martial arts reach the Great Heaven Rank, it is no longer the number of people who can control it, and the level of the Shenxiao Position, one person is an army of 100,000.

"No wonder we need to gather the four corpse ancestors this time, but why didn't the ghost king come?" Yan Shi looked at the two terrifying figures standing with Hou Qing.

The corpses are ruined, the rivers and mountains are stained with blood, the red land is thousands of miles, and the dark sea has no shore.

The four corpse ancestors of the Xuanming Sect have already arrived.

The subordinate said: "King Liang's enemy is not only Li Maozhen alone, but also other feudal towns, now the army is defeating, the rear is inevitably empty, the ghost king is sitting in the rear, this battle is only the four of us and the Emperor of the Underworld." ”

"At that time, the four of us will join forces to contain Li Maozhen, and the Emperor of the Underworld will deal with the Empress of the Phantom Sound Workshop, and the last three days of the Nine Heavens Saint Ji will be the strength of the Middle Heaven Position, and it will be dealt with by Meng Po, Zhong Kui, and the Judge of Water and Fire. As for the six of them, they are small roles, and they will be handed over to you and the five great Yan Jun. ”

In the end, a meaningful smile appeared on her face: "Apprentice, Master is looking forward to your performance. ”

Yan Shi looked at the sky silently.