Chapter 149 Li Shouzhen rebels
The news of Zhao Siwan's rebellion and Wang Jingchong's desire to serve as the magistrate's office were also passed to the Privy Council of Kaifeng Prefecture. Guo Wei didn't care. In his opinion, it was just a small problem. The Fengxiang Army and Yongxing Army occupied a small territory and had almost no strategic depth. As long as we deal with it early and avoid the intervention of Later Shu troops, we can easily resolve Zhao Siwan's rebellion and coerce Wang Jingchong, allowing him to abandon his inappropriate delusions.
On February 25, the day after Guo Wei received the news, Yang Bin, Shi Hongzhao, Su Fengji and Guo Wei jointly issued an order: Wang Shouen, the governor of Jingnan Army, immediately led his army south to serve as the governor of Yongxing Army, and jointly pacified Zhangshi and quelled Zhao Siwan's rebellion; Zhao Hui, the governor of Baoyi Army, led his army to Fengxiang Prefecture, served as the governor of Fengxiang Army, and sang Zhangshi; Wang Jingchong, the former inspector of Fengxiang Army, was transferred to the post of Jingnan Army, and went directly to listen to the mission, so that there must be no mistakes! [bsp; Liu Chengyou was very depressed when he heard the news of Zhao Siwan's rebellion. What he most hoped for now was that Wang Yi could die in the chaos army, so as not to shame the royal family. At this time, Liu Chengyou could only nod and dared not give any bad ideas.
At the same time, Zhao Siwan and Chang Yanqing were also thinking about ways to save themselves. Zhao Siwan said to Chang Yanqing: "I sent a letter to Wang Jingchong for help a few days ago, hoping that he could support us for some food and grass equipment because of my service. Unexpectedly, the letters were like mud cows entering the sea without any response. It seems that Wang Jingchong is not a good product, and we cannot count on him!"
Chang Yanqing nodded repeatedly and asked in confusion: "What should we do? Brother Zhao, what else do you have?"
Since Zhao Siwan can be promoted to be a leader by them, he naturally has his own uniqueness. He smiled and took out a square wooden box from his arms and handed it to Chang Yanqing.
When Chang Yanqing opened it, he was shocked and asked in a trembling voice: "Son of Heaven Seal, Brother Zhao, why do you have this thing?"
Zhao Siwan laughed: "This is still found in the treasure house of An Yougui. Although it is not genuine, it can also be faked and real, and most people cannot see it! If only we raise an army, the court will easily pacify it. But what if others also raise an army at the same time? For example, Wang Jingchong, it is better to say Li Shouzhen!"
"Li Shouzhen? Are you talking about the governor of the National Guarding Army?" Chang Yanqing asked in surprise.
Zhao Siwan nodded, "It's him! Li Shou was appointed as the Tongpingzhang in the Jin Dynasty. Now that he has arrived in the Han Dynasty, he is just a governor. Does he have no complaints? There must be! And he surrendered to the Khitan at the same time as Du Chongwei, and now Du Chongwei has been killed. Aren't he afraid that this bad luck will fall on himself? As long as he finds an eloquent person and brings this fake jade seal, Li Shouzhen from Shandong will definitely be able to cause rebellion! At that time, the Later Han will be busy dealing with him, so how can he have time to conquer us? When we train a elite soldier, Li Shouzhen and the Later Han will be both injured. This Jingzhao Mansion, Fengxiang Mansion, and Hezhong Mansion are ours!"
Chang Yanqing looked at Zhao Siwan with great respect. Unexpectedly, Brother Zhao was reluctant to do anything on weekdays and he was really in stock!
Soon, Li Shouzhen received the jade seal sent by Zhao Siwan and was extremely happy. However, this was the treasure of the emperor, and Li Shouzhen did not dare to find anyone to appreciate it. With his level of appreciation of cultural relics, this must be the authentic product, and he was secretly enjoying it.
As Zhao Siwan said, Li Shouzhen was very scared after hearing that Du Chongwei was killed. He was at the same time as Du Chongwei, but now can't the Later Han Dynasty settle the settlement?!
Li Shouzhen was unwilling to surrender like Du Chongwei. He believed that he had military achievements and was always kind and generous, and was loved by the officers and soldiers. Moreover, at the beginning of the Later Han Dynasty, the new emperor Liu Chengyou was young and ignorant, and those so-called ministers of the regent were all those who were backward, so there was no need to worry about it!
Therefore, Li Shouzhen had long planned to rebel. He recruited surrenders and rebels, raised dead soldiers, built cities, sorted out supplies, and sent people to carry wax balls and secret letters to Liao Kingdom to contact him, but he was repeatedly seized by border officials of the Later Han Dynasty. As a result, foreign aid was not invited, which attracted the attention of the Later Han court.
Zhao Xiuji, a native of Junyi, was proficient in divination. He joined the army for Li Shouzhen's Sihu in the past and followed Li Shouzhen. He also saw Li Shouzhen's ambition, but he felt that the time had not come, so he warned Li Shouzhen more than once: "Now, whether it is human hearts or destiny, they are on the side of the Han Dynasty. Your time has not yet come, so don't act rashly!"
However, Li Shouzhen didn't listen at all. Seeing this, Zhao Xiuji was afraid of implicating him in the future, so he claimed that he was sick and resigned.
As soon as Zhao Xiuji left, a man took over his position. This person was Zonglun. Zonglun was originally a street artist, good at juggling magic, and had a certain reputation. Later, he felt that he made money too slowly, so he put on a cassock and pretended to be a monk, and played tricks from time to time to fool good men and women, and soon he got home.
After becoming rich, Zonglun wanted to be an official. However, no court would reward a fake monk as an official. Later, Zonglun heard that Zhao Xiuji had become a military officer with his divination skills. He was very envious and often lamented that he did not have such luck.
When Zhao Xiuji left, Zonglun made up a few nursery rhymes that predicted Li Shouzhen's ascension to the throne and taught them to the children to sing. After Li Shouzhen heard about it, he was naturally very happy and a little distressed, hoping to find a master to predict it. Zonglun pretended to be a monk at this time and went to solve his doubts, saying that Li Shouzhen would definitely become emperor. Li Shouzhen had never seen these techniques, and was quickly deceived and believed in Zonglun's magic.
With the "jade seal" and the "destiny", Li Shouzhen was ready to show off with the generals. With excellent shooting skills, he summoned the generals to have a banquet on this day. When the wine was almost over, Li Shouzhen felt that the time was ripe, so he fired the attendant and walked to the center of the hall.
In the surprised eyes of the generals, Li Shouzhen ordered people to take the bow and arrow, put the arrow on the string, pointing to the "Listen Tiger Picture" hanging on the wall, and shouting: "If I have extraordinary blessings in my life, I will definitely be able to hit the tiger's tongue!"
After saying that, an arrow shot out, hit the tiger's tongue, and congratulated each other. Li Shouzhen became even more pretentious. He smiled and took out the jade seal from his arms, holding it high to declare to everyone. In this crazy atmosphere, who dared to question it? Everyone unanimously recommended Li Shouzhen as the King of Qin and led everyone to rebel!
At the end of February, Li Shouzhen formally initiated the matter, proclaimed himself the King of Qin, sent the brave general Wang Jixun to lead his army to Tongguan, and appointed Wang Jingchong as the governor of the Fengxiang Army and the Jiedushi, and Zhao Siwan as the Jiedushi of the Jinchang Army (Yongxing Army)! Wang Jingchong did not object, and hesitated to agree, and Zhao Siwan agreed happily and regarded him as the main.
On the second day of the March, Wang Shouen, the governor of Jingnan Army, Shi Kuanwei, the governor of Zhangyi Army, Zhang Yanwei, the governor of Kuanguo Army, and Hu Congke, the governor of Zhenguo Army, also reported to the court: Li Shouzhen rebelled!
Chapter completed!