Jiang Hua's head was sweating: "If the British Duke really wants to rebel, there must be a lot of brave generals under his command, and they are also familiar with the art of war, so the general will rely on 2,000 men to defend Wuzhou? ”

Mei Yi: "The military horses of Jiangnan Province are stationed in Haozhou, you will immediately send someone to Haozhou to ask for help, as for other nearby states and counties, you don't have to ask for help, it is similar to Wuzhou, and it is difficult to protect yourself." ”

Jiang Hua: "If the reinforcements have not arrived, the imperial army cannot quench the thirst of the near water, and the rebels have been killed under the city, what should we do?"

Mei Yi slapped the table: "At the moment of the war, what do you say should we do? It's nothing more than two ways: war and surrender, as the head of the military and government of a state, can you still escape? Tell me, if the army is really pressing, are you fighting or surrendering?"

"War, war, war!" Jiang Hua's teeth were fighting, he couldn't have any other answer, so he had the courage to ask again: "In the general's view, can the imperial army sweep away the rebellion?"

Mei Yi: "Nonsense!"

Jiang Hua: "Is the general sure to hold Wuzhou City?"

Mei Yi: "Of course!"

Jiang Hua wiped the cold sweat on his forehead: "Then it will all be entrusted to the general, and the military affairs of Wuzhou will be handed over to the general to be responsible. ”

Mei Yi: "Not only military affairs, but also government decrees need to be cooperated, if you want to reorganize the armament, we will start today." ”

Li Jingye started an incident in Jiangdu and set up three shogunates, a Kuangfu Mansion, a British Mansion, and a Yangzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion. Li Jingye appointed himself General Kuang Fu and the Governor of Yangzhou, with Tang Zhiqi and Du Qiuren as the left and right long history, and Xue Zhang as Sima. Wei Siwen was the military advisor, Luo Bin Wang was the marching room, and announced the restoration of Li Zhe's year, which was still the first year of the heir.

Everything was ready, only a little mistake went wrong---- Princess Yuzhen was gone. Princess Yuzhen was brought to Jiangdu by Zuo Youxian, she was just a weak woman, and she didn't have a body of cultivation and was not as witty as Mei Zhenyi. So Zuo Youxian handed her over to Li Jingye and didn't take her with him to guard it personally.

Li Jingye put Princess Yuzhen under house arrest in the backyard of Sima Mansion in Jiangdu, and there were heavy guards outside, and the precautions were also very strict. On the first day of the incident, everyone was very busy, and there was chaos in the Jiangdu City, and on this day, Princess Yuzhen suddenly disappeared! At night, Li Jingye learned that Princess Yuzhen had disappeared at some point. I can't find it anymore by sending someone to look for it.

Li Jingye's banner is not a rebellion, but "Kuang Fu", in the name of cutting off the autocratic demon queen and re-supporting the king of Luling to return to the throne. At that time, although the court was in turmoil, the people were still peaceful and prosperous, especially in the Jiangnan area, where the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.

In the name of Kuang Fu's government, he can become famous. But who gave him this name? Originally, it was intended to let Princess Yuzhen fake the edict of the late crown prince Li Xian. He also kidnapped Mei Zhenyi, pretending to be the Duke of Nanlu to spread the secret of King Luling in Beijing. Now it's good, the chickens on both sides are beating the eggs.

In a hurry, Xue Zhang came up with an idea, and found a pawn in the army, who was said to look very much like Li Xian, dressed up and falsely claimed that Li Xian was not dead, and fled to Jiangdu to order Li Jingye to cause trouble. In such a big way, they began to rebel, spread all over the country, and led the army to capture Runzhou, Changzhou and other places. Jiao Zhao opened the treasury to pardon prisoners, and incorporated the local garrison military horses, and the southeast earthquake was great for a while.

The imperial court received an emergency military report, and Li Jingye's text also reached Luoyang, and Empress Wu unfolded it. I saw that it was written: "The pseudo-Lin Dynasty Wu clan." The sex is not harmonious, and the ground is cold and slight. In the past, Taizong Xia Chen, once entered the service with a change of clothes, and he was in the late festival, messing up the Spring Palace, hiding the privacy of the first emperor, and the concubine of the back room. ......”

Every word was scolding her, and the literary style was flying and scolding with joy, and the Empress Wu just said lightly: "Spraying people with blood, the knife and pen are very sharp!"

Then he looked down quietly until the end: "...... If you can turn misfortune into blessing and send it to the residence, you will establish the honor of the king of diligence, and the order of the king will not be abolished. If he is attached to the poor city, wanders astray, and sits on the first few signs, he will be punished later. Please see whose family is in the world of today's domain!"

After reading it, Empress Wu laughed instead of being angry, and praised: "Good article, who wrote it?"

Left and right replied: "I heard that it was made by King Luo Bin." ”

Empress Wu: "Oh, the former lord of Chang'an, King Bo Luobin, he didn't rebel when he was rewarded, but now he is degraded and resentful, and he thinks of King Qin...... Passed the decree and summoned Pei Yan into the palace. ”

Pei Yan entered the palace to meet the queen of heaven, and the Empress Wu pointed to the text and asked: "This article, I must have read the Zhongshu Order, why did you withdraw the soldiers of Jiangdu?"

Pei Yan replied: "The emperor is an adult, but he is not allowed to be in power, and he can resign from betraying the party." If the Queen Mother issues an edict to return to power, the rebels will be peaceful without a fight. ”

Empress Wu originally wanted to ask about military affairs, but Pei Yan answered the government, and what he was thinking about was how to help Li Dan pro-government. Of course, Empress Wu was unhappy in her heart, so she ordered Pei Yan to retreat, and summoned her nephew Wu Chenghei into the palace to discuss the military situation. Wu Chengsi said with a big grin: "The rabble, as soon as you meet the army, it will naturally be flattened, what is there to worry about the queen of heaven?"

Empress Wu: "I'm not worried about one Li Jingye, but I don't know how many Li Jingye are still in the court? Just now, Pei Yan didn't talk about how to levy it, but he advised me to return to politics at this time!"

Wu Chengsi said: "Xue Zhang, who assisted Li Jingye in his rebellion, is Pei Yan's nephew, I heard from the superintendent of the imperial history Cui Cha that Pei Yan and him are accomplices!"

Pei Yan was Xue Zhang's accomplice? To be honest, Empress Wu didn't believe it very much, but this kind of thing would rather be credible than credible, and it must be thoroughly investigated. At this time, Empress Wu's mind changed, and she thought that this matter was also a good opportunity, and she could have a big change of blood in the court. When Emperor Li Zhe was abolished, he also had the intention of ascending the throne in his heart, but seeing the situation, the old forces in the DPRK and China did not support it, and now it is time to clean it up.

Thinking of this, Empress Wu immediately issued an order to let the superintendent of the Imperial Shi Cui Cha, together with the Su Zheng Doctor Qian Wei and others detain Pei Yan. Pei Yan, who was originally denounced by Cui Cha, and then asked Cui Cha himself to investigate, could Pei Yan still run away? The holy decree was passed on, and Wu Chengsi asked, "What else does the queen of heaven have?"

Empress Wu looked at him and said, "Pei Yan wants to investigate, but the matter of counterinsurgency is also a top priority, and troops should be sent to recruit them." What's your plan?"

Listening to the tone of the martial queen, she hoped that her nephew would take the initiative to invite Ying to lead the troops to the battle, so that the children of the martial arts family could seek a military feat. Wu Chengsi said it lightly just now, but when he thought of leading the troops to fight, he was scared in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Nanlu Gong Mei Xiaolang can fight well, why don't you ask him?"

Empress Wu frowned slightly: "Mei Xiaolang is Pei Yan's son-in-law, don't you know?"

Wu Chengsi just wanted to push this errand out. also defended Mei Xiaolang: "The Mei family and the Pei family are not of the same mind, their son-in-law is not in harmony, and everyone in Luoyang knows it." Recently, Pei Yan drank with the private party, and often scolded Mei Xiaolang for being a white-eyed wolf after drinking. ”

Empress Wu sighed slightly: "Okay, you go, this palace has its own plans." ”

Wu Chengji took the order and retreated. The palace sent a decree to urgently summon Mei Xiaolang. As soon as they met, as soon as the salute was finished, Empress Wu threw the document into Mei Xiaolang's arms and asked in a deep voice: "Nanlu Gong, is this article of King Luo Bin well written?"

It's hard to answer, but if it's good, it's to support the rebels. If it's not good. This article is really wonderful, and even the Empress Wu herself praises it. Mei Xiaolang replied in a deep voice: "King Luo Bin, just a scholar. If there is a literary repair, it is necessary to have military equipment, and the king can be literate, and dedication may not be able to be martial. ”

Empress Wu nodded: "Nanlu Gongdi has good knowledge, please sit down and talk." I summoned you here today to ask only one thing, who can ask for the manager?"

This is even more difficult to answer, if Mei Xiaolang does not come forward, he may be suspected of cowardice or sympathy for the betrayal of the party. But if the Empress Wu has no suspicion. Just give an order directly to let Mei Xiaolang take command and go on the expedition, why bother asking?

After thinking about it, Mei Xiaolang replied very cautiously: "Dedication to rebellion in the name of Kuang Fu is really a pretext. The imperial army is the heart of the army, and the false words of the enemy are reprimanded. The children of the royal clan should be the commanders. And so it goes. The army was everywhere, and there was no one to cling to the rebel party anymore. "He was very particular about his advice. Li Jingye claimed to be crusading against the Empress Dowager Kuang to restore the Li family, so the imperial court sent a member of the Li family's royal family to lead the troops to quell the rebellion, which was justified.

Empress Wu was a smart man and a very good politician, and immediately understood what Mei Xiaolang meant. She originally planned to let the children of the martial arts family lead the troops to establish this military feat, but now it is not the best strategy, and Mei Xiaolang's suggestion is better. Mei Xiaolang dared to make this kind of suggestion at this time, and it also took guts, and after finishing speaking, he saw that the Empress Wu smiled: "Dare to say this at this time, it can be seen that Nanlu Gong is loyal to the country and has no concerns." So you see, who among the royal family can lead the troops?"

Mei Xiaolang: "Left Guard General Li Xiaoyi." ”

Empress Wu asked again: "Xiaoyi is not a general, if the battle is unfavorable, what should I do?"

The meaning behind this question is not that Li Xiaoyi is unfavorable in battle, but that what if Li Xiaoyi has a wait-and-see heart and does not do his best to quell the rebellion and delay the fighter plane? Mei Xiaolang's back was a little sweaty, but he replied without changing his face: "The army can be divided into two routes, and the front and rear routes will be launched, with Li Xiaoyi leading the front route army first, and the rear route army in support. ”

Mei Xiaolang's suggestion was to send two lines of soldiers and horses, one in front and one behind, and the army behind said that it was solidarity, but the secret meaning was also to supervise and coerce. When Empress Wu heard this, she was finally satisfied, and nodded again and again: "Then you see, who can be the commander of the rear army?"

"Zuo Yingyang, the general is often black-toothed. Mei Xiaolang finally recommended his henchman, this black-toothed general was originally Pei Xingjian's general, and he had a very good relationship with Mei Xiaolang back then, and Pei Xingjian was Mei Xiaolang's cronies in the army after his death, and he was a general who could recruit good soldiers.

Mei Xiaolang had already received a secret report from his hometown in Wuzhou at this time, and knew that Xue Zhang came to the door to deceive and then persecute Mei Zhenyi, and he also hated Li Jingye and others in his heart.

In front of Mei Xiaolang, Empress Wu immediately ordered someone to draw up an order, ordering Li Xiaoyi and Heiya Changzhi to lead two armies to the south to quell the rebellion, and completely adopted Mei Xiaolang's suggestion, which was also a gesture of grace. Yi's decree was drafted, but Empress Wu didn't let Mei Xiaolang go immediately, ordered the palace people to give tea, and said casually: "Someone accuses your in-law Weng Pei Yan, colluding with Xue Zhang's inside and outside, and conspiring to rebel, what does Nan Lu Gong have to say?"

This sentence was said lightly, and listening to Mei Xiaolang's ears was tantamount to thunder on the ground, although his hand was not shaking, but he almost crushed the tea bowl. He had long known that Xue Zhang was Pei Yan's nephew, but it was the first time he had heard of someone accusing Pei Yan of rebellion.

What does the Queen Mother mean? If she really wanted to hook up with him, Mei Xiaolang, she wouldn't have asked the plan to draw up the decree in person just now, but if she didn't mean to ask. There is no need to specifically point out that Pei Yan is Mei Xiaolang's father-in-law. Mei Xiaolang got up from his seat and said in a low voice: "I want to shoot before the battle, and my heart is like a knife, but at the moment of the righteousness of the family and country, there is nothing else to take." ”

His answer was both smart and righteous, which meant that for the sake of the righteousness of his family and country, he even shot his own son with that arrow. But he didn't talk about whether Pei Yan was guilty or not.

Empress Wu looked at him with a deep meaning in her eyes, and asked again: "What does Nan Lu Gong think of Pei Yan's matter?"

Mei Xiaolang: "The minister doesn't know, and he doesn't dare to speak, he should avoid his suspicion, and the queen of heaven should send another minister to investigate thoroughly." "He didn't protect Pei Yan. Nor did he fall into the well.

Empress Wu also stood up, the woman who was nearly sixty years old still had a soft face and a thousand demeanors, and stretched out her hand to signal: "Nanlu Gong, please be even, you are a loyal, loyal, and loyal person, and the mourning family knows it in your heart, so you can step down." ”

After Mei Xiaolang returned home. Immediately ordered the door to be closed and to thank customers. Mrs. Pei Yu'e heard that her father was taken away by officials of Dali Temple. wanted to go back to her parents' house to see the situation, but was prevented by Mei Xiaolang from going out. Pei Yu'e quarreled with her husband at home again, and asked Mei Xiaolang to go to court the next day to try to rescue Pei Yan, Mei Xiaolang was silent, and Pei Yu'e made trouble all night.

has been married for so many years, no matter what the relationship with the in-laws is, the husband and wife have always been in love, and Mei Zhenyi has also given a lot of tolerance to this lady. But today, for the first time, he completely disobeyed Madame's will. He was also upset when he heard the crying. I want to coax and persuade, but there are some things I can't say. This night, the lady did not let him into the room, and Mei Xiaolang did not have the heart to go to the concubine's room, and sat alone in the study all night.

Mei Xiaolang also felt afraid, if his son Mei Zhenyi was really coaxed to Jiangdu by Xue Zhang. Then today he will be imprisoned with Pei Yan. After entering the palace, I didn't even have a chance to go home. He spread out the marching atlas in the study to see that there was no strategic depth in the Jianghuai area. Even if Li Jingye can collect the soldiers and horses of the nearby states, he will not be able to confront the army of the imperial court's battle-tested position, as long as the army crosses the Yangtze River, it will be the day of Li Jingye's defeat.

The only thing that made him uneasy was Wuzhou, which was in the southwest of the rebel base camp, and if he was the commander of the rebels, he would also order a partial division to take Wuzhou. Wuzhou is not only an important town for money and grain, Ningguo County in the territory is where the armory of the Shanggong Imperial Court is located, but also a back road to the southern hinterland when defeated.

He had ordered his henchmen to inform Heizhi Changzhi, suggesting that the imperial court could have a forward to march from the westerly flank, and first cut off the route between Wuzhou and Jiangdu, Heiya Changzhi should be able to do it. But it will be at least a month before the rear army reaches Jiangnan, and the rebels are likely to invade Wuzhou during this month.

Can Wuzhou City be defended? Mei Xiaolang thought of Mei Yi, and said secretly in his heart: "Mei Yi, you have followed me for so long, and now you should know what to do when you are alone in Wuzhou, the Wuzhou treasury is full, and it is not difficult to defend the city for a month." ”

The next day, a decree was issued in the palace, ordering Li Xiaoyi and Heiya Changzhi to lead the two armies south to quell the rebellion. There is also a holy decree that was transmitted to the Nanlu Mansion, and Mei Xiaolang was rewarded with gold silk.

Li Xiaoyi's front route army went first, and the black tooth Changzhi's rear route army had not yet set off, and the DPRK and China had already experienced a major earthquake. Pei Yan was convicted of conspiracy against him when he was imprisoned and should be beheaded according to the law. Liu Jingxian, the waiter, Hu Yuanfan and others defended Pei Yan, and they were also exiled to other states as a fellow party. It just so happened that the left servant shot Liu Renliang died of illness, and the original prime minister of the court was left with only Mei Xiaolang, and the military queen promoted a group of cronies and important ministers and the children of the martial family, and the court forces came to a big purge.

This purge is the basis for Empress Wu to become emperor in the future. Li Jingye had been summoned to take the title at this time, and his surname was Xu, and he probably couldn't have imagined that his rebellion would help Empress Wu consolidate his position.

The affairs of the imperial court in Wuzhou are not yet known, first said that Mei Zhenyi returned to Wuzhou, the atmosphere in the following days was very tense, Mei Yi first ordered the Ningguo County armory to prepare tribute to the imperial court ordnance, mainly heavy armor and hard crossbows, all transported to Wuzhou City overnight. And let the Wuzhou government order, all those who can shoot arrows and dance spears in the whole territory will gather in the state city---- the state government has an emergency requisition, and the treasury of the government will open the money and grain, and those who come will be rewarded.

Mei Yi was busy commanding the armament, Zhang Guo was busy arranging housework, and Gu Er Sui'er and other family members moved to Qiyun Guanzhong, where it was far away from the state city and guarded by high-ranking people, and it should be a safe place to retreat into the three mountains of Qingyi to take refuge. Zhang Guo himself stayed in Wuzhou City to assist Mei Yi, Mei Zhenyi also stayed in Wuzhou City, and the six Mei brothers followed Mei Yi every inch on the orders of the young master.

Everyone was busy, and one of the best "people" who had the best time to join in the fun disappeared at this time and disappeared for several days. After escorting Mei Zhenyi back to Wuzhou, he didn't know where to go, and Mei Zhenyi couldn't take care of it for a while.

Just before the rebels invaded Wuzhou, Tiyo turned back, and quietly brought back a special person and sent this person directly to Qiyunguan. I don't know what Ti Yu said to the main Qu Zhensheng, who has always been steady, actually rode a fast horse and galloped all the way to the city to report to Mei Zhenyi.

PS: Because of the need for text, the original text of this time quotes two paragraphs in "Seeking Martial Arts", which are not billable in addition to the 5,000-word billing space, including the postscript after each text, which are not billed. I'm afraid that someone will misunderstand, so I specially explained.

When I wrote this book, I felt a little emotional. Before opening the book "Lingshan", I deliberately went to Guanzhong to investigate and experience the Tang Dynasty monuments, and also went to Li Xiandi's mausoleum. In the tomb, he stroked the huge black jade coffin, and the ornaments and words engraved on it were as distinct as the ---- at the beginning, as if he had traveled through a thousand years.