The news of the great victory in Chuzhou, the news that Shi Siming and his son were killed, and the rebel army was completely destroyed shocked the whole world.

What shocked them was that Prince Li Fei of Beiping really sent only 10,000 Andong Army to wipe out the anti-army and kill Shi Siming and his son.

You should know that Shi Siming had only 60,000 troops left. The court sent three major military commanders. The 150,000 troops were defeated in attacks, causing Shi Siming to sweep half of Huainan again, and his subordinates expanded to 200,000, which was more than three times the original one.

But that's it. The 10,000 Andong army of King Beiping also wiped out all the anti-army and killed Shi Siming.

Is the court too incompetent or the King of Beiping too strong, or both?

Chang'an City.

From civil and military officials to ordinary people, there was an uproar. Few people cheered for Shi Siming's rebellion and destruction, because they felt the threat of Li Fei, the King of Beiping who was in Luoyang.

Since the Battle of Xiangzhou, the 600,000 army was defeated, and Shi Siming has risen again like a flood, capturing Luoyang, Nanyang, and Yanzhou again, sweeping across the Jianghuai River and Huai River, which is even more powerful than the Anlushan period.

The court was helpless and had to ask Prince Li Fei of Beiping to send troops to rehabilitate him.

Just when the rebels were at their peak, Beiping King Li Fei led 200,000 Andong Army to invade Hebei. In just over ten days, he swept across Hebei, defeated Shi Siming in Xiangzhou for nearly 400,000 rebels, and captured Luoyang in twenty days, beating Shi Siming to escape to Jianghuai like a stray dog.

Then the Andong army launched multiple attacks, and the autumn wind swept away the fallen leaves. Shi Siming was left with only the last Chuzhou and Feizhou a small area. He was at a loss and had to surrender to the court. The court accepted Shi Siming's surrender and appointed Shi Siming as the governor of Chuzhou. The King of Beiping ordered Andong army to return to Luoyang.

Later, the King of Peking counted Shi Siming's sins, saying that Shi Siming's surrender was never acceptable. The court sent troops to wipe out Shi Siming, the three major military governors, and a large army of 150,000. The attack was a desperate battle, with only more than 60,000 mobs left, but was defeated miserably!

The court suffered losses and generals. Shi Siming swept half of Huainan, and there was a momentum of sweeping again. The court had to let the King of Beiping send troops to conquer and suppress the troops again. This time, the King of Beiping only sent 10,000 Andong Army to sweep the rebel army of Shi Siming, who was in a sweeping force, defeated Shi Siming's 200,000 rebel army, and even killed Shi Siming and his son.

There is no harm without comparison. After all comparisons, the court seems too incompetent.

"Will Li Fei rebel?" Suzong Li Heng was no longer angry. He was afraid that Li Fei would suddenly rebel and enter Guanzhong from Luoyang and destroy the Tang Dynasty! He had no confidence to resist Li Fei at all.

In order to appease Li Fei and prevent Li Fei from rebelling, Suzong Li Heng suddenly appointed Li Fei's eldest son as the prince, the second son as the duke, and the third son also as the duke. Both daughters were princesses. Even Li Fei's father-in-law Lin Siming, who was in Chang'an City, became the duke. In the Huaqing Palace, he also gave a large amount of rewards to Concubine Yang Tai and Princess Yongping.

Not only the Tang Dynasty court, but also ordinary people were nervous. An Lushan and Shi Siming had just been destroyed, and they did not want to encounter another war.

The Tang Dynasty court and the people were in fear and trembling for more than two months. Li Fei showed no sign of rebellion. Instead, he "returned" Yanzhou and Yingchuan to the court, saying that he would not rebel.

As time goes by, for half a year, Li Fei still showed no sign of rebellion, and the hearts of the court and the people finally gradually calmed down. It seems that Li Fei, King of Peking, is really different from An Lushan and Shi Siming. Although he holds the strength to sweep the world, he will not rebel.

No one dared to ask Li Fei to withdraw from Hebei and withdraw Anton, for fear of breaking the balance at this moment and annoying Li Fei.

This is a strange calm and silence.

Hebei.

Since the capture of Luoyang, Li Fei ordered the vigorous restoration of people's livelihood in Hebei.

After years of war, a large number of people died and lost, and countless land was deserted. Li Fei ordered the re-measurement and distribution of land, and ordered the exemption of Hebei's five-year agricultural tax and permanent exemption of corvee. At the same time, Li Fei copied Andong's administration and laws and established police stations, courts, agricultural bureaus, transportation bureaus, tax bureaus, etc. in Hebei prefectures, which were not affiliated with each other and clarified their responsibilities. The administrative efficiency was far higher than that of the old Tang system.

The people of Hebei didn't know much, and only heard the re-measurement of land distribution, tax exemption for five years, and the exemption of corvee labor, so they cheered.

After years of war, in order to defeat the Tang Dynasty, the anti-army army imposed heavy taxes. The people of Hebei were seriously short of oxen and did not even have grain seeds. Even if they wanted to cultivate, they could not. Li Fei was prepared and allocated hundreds of thousands of oxen and a large amount of grain seeds from Andong. Li Fei also distributed new agricultural tools to speed up production efficiency, etc.

The vast Hebei is ushering in great development.

After destroying Shi Siming's rebellion, Li Fei stayed only in Luoyang, Bianzhou, Chenliu, Lingchang, Xingyang and other places, and copied Andong's administration and laws, and ushered in great development like Hebei.

After the people gradually resumed farming, Li Fei encouraged business and factory--

For a whole year, Li Fei focused on the development of Hebei, Luoyang and other places. In the second year, the people in Hebei, Luoyang and other places were completely settled, and their production was completely restored, as if they had returned to the peace of the Kaiyuan period.

The new administrative methods bring high efficiency.

The county magistrate, police, and court do not interfere with each other. As long as there is evidence, the people can sue the court.

Li Fei also organized teaching and implemented eight years of compulsory education, so that everyone could understand the text and make words clear.

With the huge amount of capital accumulated by Andong and the large number of merchants such as Jiangnan flowing in under the policy of Li Fei encouraging business, it also brought a lot of capital.

Hebei, Luoyang and other places are in full swing.

Compared with Hebei, Luoyang and other places, which were rocket-like, Guanzhong, Jianghuai, Nanyang, Henan Road and other places under the rule of the Tang Dynasty were not so lucky.

Because of Li Fuguo, Yu Chaoen relied on the absolute trust of Emperor Suzong Li Heng, one took over the government and the other took over the military power. The military power of the Tang Dynasty was almost all under the leadership of the two eunuchs Li Fuguo and Yu Chaoen. They eliminated dissidents and suppressed loyal ministers, and the Tang Dynasty was as corrupt as ever.

Moreover, due to the pressure of Li Fei from Luoyang, he was afraid that Li Fei would rebel and enter Guanzhong. Whether it was Suzong Li Heng, Li Fuguo, and Yu Chaoen, they all expanded their troops frantically. There were more than 200,000 soldiers defending the front lines of Shanzhou, Lingbao and Tongguan alone.

Not to mention restoring people's livelihood, the Tang Dynasty's court also had to increase taxes to support an army of up to hundreds of thousands.

As the saying goes, one mountain does not allow two tigers. Although Li Fuguo and Yu Chaoen are eunuchs, they both clenched their fists and wanted to take over them. After discovering that Li Fei really had no sign of rebellion and entering Guanzhong, they also began to fight for power and profit and cultivate their gangs.

A large number of incompetent people, who were close to flattering and bribing money, got official positions from Li Fuguo and Yu Chaoen, and had local officials and local leaders. So many incompetent people spread to the ruling institutions of the Tang Dynasty, corroding the rule of the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty court became increasingly corrupt. But Suzong Li Heng could not see these corruptions. He thought that under the assistance of Li Fuguo and Yu Chaoen, the Tang Dynasty was booming and restored its prosperous era during the Kaiyuan period...

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