Chapter 20 Chapter 16 Spring of the Second Year of Changqing——The Rebellion of Fanzhen

Niu Yuanyi, the governor of Shenzhou, suddenly received a jade belt and a three-foot long sword with a cold light. It was sent by Wei Bo Jiedu envoy Li Yan.It took only a few days for the news of Tian Hongzheng's death to reach Weizhou.One night, there were cries and paper money flying in the city of Weizhou.It has only been half a year since Tian Hongzheng left this city.No one expected that they would be different from this kind old handsome man.Only the spirit banner on the top of the city flutters in the autumn wind, calling for the return of the immortal heroic spirit Yufeng. Amidst the weeping, Li Yan, who succeeded Tian Hongzheng as Weibo Jiedushi, appeared in front of the generals in a complete suit, staggering.

If it hadn't been for Tian Hongzheng's son Tian Bu to lead 3,000 troops to the south to help in the battle and restrain the Huaixi elite, how could Li Yan have been able to rush hundreds of miles under the cover of wind and snow, heading straight for Wu Yuanji's lair?In the battle to pacify Li Shidao, they went south and north again, killing Pinglu's army invincibly.Today, Tian Hongzheng died tragically in Zhenzhou, and the general who became famous in the First World War in the snowy Caizhou City in front of him is also terminally ill.With tears in his eyes, he said to the soldiers of the three armies: the reason why the people of Wei Bo and the six states can live a prosperous life and know the enlightenment of the sage is all because of Mr. Arita.Tian Gong was born in Weibo, and served as the governor of Weibo for seven years.The people of Zhenzhou dared to kill him.This is because there is no one in Weizhou!Your father, brother and children have all received favors from Lord Tian, ​​how do you repay him?

After hearing this, the soldiers of the three armies cried bitterly and asked for a fight generously.But on the day when the troops were dispatched, Li Yan could no longer stand up from the sick bed, and had to go back to Luoyang to recuperate.Before leaving Weizhou, he looked around under the tent, but he couldn't find a hero who could entrust great things to him.At this time, a name suddenly flashed in my mind: Niu Yuanyi.Maybe this fierce general who was born in Zhaozhou can fulfill his unfulfilled wish. Li Yan took off his sword and jade belt, and sent them to Shenzhou with a sentence.He told Niu Yuanyi: his father, Li Sheng, used this sword to quell Zhu's rebellion; he also used this sword to quell Wu Yuanji's rebellion in Huaixi;

Excited, Niu Yuanyi raised his long sword and jade belt, and circled around the city of Shenzhou where the noise was high.He swore to the sky: "Wish to die!" Fifteen days after Tian Hongzheng's death, Wang Tingcou and his cavalry appeared on the horizon outside Shenzhou City.Standing at the top of the city, looking around, "flags and flags are like bird wings, and armor is like fish scales", pressing against them in darkness.Under the iron hoof, the earth trembled, the female wall trembled, and everyone in Shenzhou City felt their souls tremble.Outside the city, dozens of huge fires suddenly lit up.The flames soaring into the sky illuminated every detail of the battlefield.The world-famous "Jizhou crossbow" has appeared.The archers lined up in the city, aiming at the walls within range and firing round after round of volleys.A dense cloud of arrows soared into the sky and rushed towards the city wall. "Xu, xiu, xiu..." The sound of the arrow clusters piercing the air was like the beak of a poisonous bird, pecking open the ventricle.The defenders felt a bloody and uncomfortable feeling in their hearts.Yan's bow was strong, and the powerful long arrow shot at the soldiers who were too late to find cover.The thin body was carried by the huge inertial force of the long arrow, and it was directly nailed to the blood-stained city wall.The Shenzhou under the fire is like hell, extremely terrifying and miserable.

Under the cover of the majestic arrow array, the rebels like bees and ants began to climb up the ladder densely.Up and down the city wall, there were roars, shouts of killing, and clashes of weapons, mixed with the rumble of drums and drums in the wind, and the sound waves rolled over.During the fierce fighting, Wang Ting's frontrunners boarded the battlements holding snake spears and swallow halberds.The soldiers guarding the city let out terrifying screams and fled in all directions as if they saw the bloody mouth of the evil spirit.At this moment, Niu Yuanyi's long sword was raised high, and under the light of the fire, it shone with a frightening cold light!

The defenders who were about to flee couldn't help but stop when they saw their governor facing the fierce enemy with no fear on his face.The long sword pierced the cowardice in his heart in an instant.Everyone was inspired by Niu Yuanyi's spirit of sacrificing his life.Follow him, there is no reason to retreat.With the sound of killing, the sense of fear dissipated.The raging rebels must not be allowed to open the gap in the city defense.Even if you use corpses to block it, you must also plug the cracks torn by the rebels.In the narrow space, figures flew around, densely packed with hundreds of almost crazy fighters.On the bloody battlefield, there was only a murderous aura rushing towards Xiaohan.

Looking at the flames swaying and dancing in the strong wind, Wang Tingcou couldn't believe his eyes.He couldn't understand that the little Shenzhou city had such a bloody spirit to stop his tiger and wolf master.The number of casualties is rapidly expanding, so large that it is almost unacceptable for this Albus man.This head-to-head style of play does not conform to the trickery advocated.After pondering for a moment, Wang Ting made a gesture to withdraw troops.When the sound of Mingjin resounded in all directions, the rebels who had just surged in waves like a sea breaking a dike suddenly lowered the wave of attack and receded like a tide.In an instant, there were no shadows of ladders and climbing soldiers on the winding city wall.

The wind blows the evening sand, and the towers where the gunpowder smoke clears are in a mess.Niu Yuanyi, who was covered in blood all over his body, watched Wang Tingkou's battle flag disappear into the distance before he walked down the tower wearily. At this time, Chang'an's edict was also sent to Shenzhou.The imperial court separated a new feudal town from Chengde to govern Shenzhou and Jizhou, and Niu Yuanyi served as the envoy of Shenji.But before the edict arrived, Wang Tingcouu had already sent someone to kill the governor of Jizhou and seized the city.Niu Yuanyi is actually a Jiedushi who owns only one isolated city.

Half a month later, Wang Tingcou made a comeback.Beside him is Zhu Kerong who just rebelled in Youzhou.The tiger and wolf divisions of the two major feudal towns surrounded Shenzhou so that it was impenetrable and impenetrable. As early as the ninth day of August in the first year of Changqing, Mozhou fell, and the governor disappeared in the chaos; the next day, the city of Jizhou was destroyed, and the governor was killed; three days later, Yingzhou also fell, and the observer was captured alive by the rebels ; Another month later, the governor of Xiangzhou was killed in the military chaos; on September 19, Yizhou and other cities were in a mess under the ravages of Zhu Kerong's iron hooves; Under the killing and looting, the whole of Hebei was corrupted.

In October, another bad news came.When the star fell to Luoyang, Li Yan ignored him for a moment. He was only forty-nine at that time.At about the same time, Pei Du hurriedly took up the post of appeasement envoy of Youzhou and Zhenzhou, and presided over the suppression of the rebellion in Hebei.In the eleventh year of Yuanhe, Pei Du presided over the suppression of the rebellion in Huaixi.Li Yan is under his command.It was also an early winter. After the snowstorm, the morning sun shone on the newly restored city of Caizhou... In the span of five years, Li Yan passed away sadly, and Pei Du was about to walk into the snowstorm in an early winter.

The old ministers with frost on their temples thought sadly that the era of ZTE came to an end like this. At the end of the era, someone needs to be buried with him.Everything about the martyrdom is always closely related to that era of death.They did not give up their persistence because of the decline of the great era, because persistence is their innate quality... Only such people can and will be buried in the dying era. A plain-clothed man who was left barefoot and looked haggard staggered into Weizhou City, crying loudly. He is the person I want to talk about—Tian Bu, the third son of Tian Hongzheng. When Tian Hongzheng was still Tian Ji'an's lieutenant general, the young Tian Bu predicted that Tian Ji'an would die soon.He quietly persuaded his father to choose the right time to return to Chang'an.After Tian Hongzheng took charge of Weibo, Tian Bu was entrusted by his father with the important task of taking charge of the personal soldiers.In the Battle of Pinghuaixi, he led 3,000 elite troops in eighteen battles, broke Lingyun Gate, and went down to Yancheng, making great military exploits.Once, Pei Du came to Tuokou to supervise the battle.Dong Zhongzhi, the general of Huaixi Defense, came suddenly with the world-renowned mule army Xiaoqi.At this critical juncture, under the leadership of Tian Bu, two hundred cavalry came out, swept across the battlefield like a whirlwind, and the crazy mule army was invincible. When Tian Hongzheng moved the town into the German army, Tian Bu also left Weibo and was transferred to Heyang Jiedushi.Both father and son received Jiedu envoy Yan on the same day, and it was a good story for a while.A few years ago, Xuanwu Jiedushi Han Hong also served as Jiedushi at the same time as his son Han Gongwu.However, the reputation of Han's father and son is far inferior to that of Tian's. When the sad news of his father's death came, Tian Bu resolutely dismissed his servants, kabuki hawks, and everything that could soften his will and determination to die, and returned to Weibo.When bidding farewell to his wife and guests, Tian Bu said: I will not pay it back. ——I can hear that voice of generosity and grief. The resoluteness of Tian Bu when he left shows us that no one knows the particularity of Heshuo and the severity of the current situation.Tian Hong is exactly clear.In the "Axe Table of Thanksgiving Festival" he presented to the imperial court, he pointed out that "Shandong Aoyang, Xihua Rongxu", Hebei Huhua is a reality that cannot be ignored.Tian Bu is also very clear.Before he hit the road, he knew that he would never return.But they could only use their tragic end to reveal the fact that the dynasty was being led by a court that lacked even the minimum of political wisdom.The insight into the current situation can only make them more helpless, and reveal the tragedy born of despair in their helplessness—this is their choice. With a tragic expression, Tian Bu stepped onto the stage horse and ran eastward without looking back. When reading history books, you can follow the chronological order, all the way down from the Warring States period.When you read this paragraph of text, your heart will suddenly become desolate.It is the aftertaste of Yi Shui's tragic song, and they are faces that have not been seen for a long time: their bravery and determination, their publicity temperament, and their observance of oriental ethical values ​​under the straightforward appearance, were so widely popular in the pre-Qin period.You can even clearly hear Gao Jianli's singing voice crackling in your ears again - that is the unique sadness of Yanzhao, which penetrates the profligacy of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the obscenity of the Southern Dynasties and the vulgarity of the Northern Dynasties. The prosperity of the prosperous Tang Dynasty suddenly appeared in the late Tang Dynasty, which was tossed to death by party struggles, eunuchs and ignorant martial arts. So, you find that the feeling you haven't experienced for a long time has been evoked from the bottom of your heart.If or happen to encounter a situation that matches it, maybe you will cry like a curtain... That is the feeling of history, the feeling of past and present lives. The publicity and persistence of Yanzhao's generous tragic singers gradually became the characteristics of legendary figures after the Tang Dynasty.Even in the late Tang Dynasty, it was already very rare; even the rare little bit is destined to be buried bit by bit.A comparable example is: after hearing the news of the Youzhou mutiny and his father's imprisonment, Zhang Wengui, the son of Zhang Hongjing, curled up cowardly in Chang'an, with an attitude of letting go.The "Three-phase Zhang Family" admired by everyone collapsed in an instant. Thirty miles away from Weizhou, Tian Bu abandoned his horse and walked back to the place where he grew up.However, instead of living in the magnificent Jiedu Yamen, he chose to live in a shabby room covered with chalk, mourning the tragic death of his father.With a monthly salary of thousands of coins, Tian Bu did not leave a single penny, but he sold all Tian's property in Weibo, in exchange for hundreds of thousands of coins, and rewarded the soldiers who were about to go out with him. Tian Bu is too familiar with Wei Bo. This is a unique piece of land.Since Ximen Bao in the Warring States Period and the history of the Western Han Dynasty have vigorously governed, the Weizhou area can be called the richest in the world.This also formed the inertia of Wei Bo's officers and men.They are content to sit in the rich Weibo six states and enjoy taxation.They will fight to the death if anyone dares to invade rashly; but they are not interested in leaving their hometown and fighting in other places.Decades later, Zhu Wen, who was supported by Bianzhou people, and Li Keyong, who was supported by Bingzhou people, could maneuver freely and become a big player with the world as a chessboard.This is the reason why Wei Bo, who is known as a powerful vassal at home, can only serve as an important pawn in the strategic chess game. The officers and men of Wei Bo were grateful for Tian Hongzheng's kindness and mourned his tragic death; they were also moved by Li Yan and Tian Bu.No one can doubt that this feeling is sincere.But when they heard that they were going to leave the warm city in the snowstorm and go to fight an unprofitable battle hundreds of miles away, these profit-seeking generals murmured in their hearts.Tian Bu has done everything they can, but they are not satisfied. Wei Bo, Lu Long, and Cheng De are originally a trinity, and they are each other's exterior and interior.Together they constitute a Huhua Hebei.After Lu Long and Cheng De rebelled one after another, Wei Bo was also shaken.Li Yan's sonorous words, coupled with the fact that Tian Bu scattered all his wealth to reward them, made this army of 30,000 people reluctantly embark on the journey. Freezing water hurts horses, sad wind kills.When Tian Bu walked into the snowstorm, he didn't know how long he could control this army.Looking around at the generals under his command, is there anyone worthy of his trust? Tian Bu's eyes fell on the tooth general Shi Xiancheng. According to historical records, Shi Xiancheng was from the Xi people west of the Yellow River.This is somewhat puzzling.During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Xi people had been living in the upper reaches of Raole River. It was not until the end of Tang Dynasty that some Xi people moved westward one after another, but they never set foot in Hexi.Some people speculate that Shi Xiancheng, like Shi Siming, is the Shi family among the nine Zhaowu surnames. It is unknown which generation migrated from the distant Zhaowu Nine Kingdoms to Hexi.When Xi and Khitan were strong, they pretended to be Xi people and followed Xi people and Khitan people into Hebei.Some people also believe that Shi Xiancheng's family is indeed Xi people, who were adopted by the Sogdian Shi family in Hebei, where adoptive sons were popular, and assumed the surname Shi.Anyway, this is another Hebei general who was born as a Hulu. Shi Xiancheng served in the army with his father when he was young, and he was brave and good at fighting.During the crusade against Li Shidao, Tian Bu recommended it to his father many times, and Shi Xiancheng got the Pioneer Seal.He led 4,000 people across the Yellow River to the south and approached the city of Yunzhou.With this military exploit, this Xiren was promoted again. Because of this connection, Tian Bu regarded Shi Xiancheng as his confidant, and once again let him serve as the vanguard in the battle of revenge.The elite of the three armies are all under his command. Thirty thousand Wei Bo troops entered Nangong again.Back then, it was here that Tian Hongzheng wiped out 2,000 German troops, and forged a deep hatred with the people of Zhenzhou.What fate awaits his son today? The wind is the bones of the wolf, and the snow is the muscle of the wolf. That winter, the wind and snow swarmed into the vast plains of Hebei with their teeth and claws. cloth camp.The soldiers of Wei Bo were completely overwhelmed by the terrific wolf howls. According to the usual practice, the army of the feudal town is ordered to leave the country, and all supplies must be provided by the imperial court.But the blizzard tore off all the roads leading to Chang'an in the vast wilderness.Food and grass has become difficult to continue.Tian Bu had no choice but to order that the rent and tax from the six states of Weibo be used as military supplies.This news was like water in the oil pot, and it aroused a voice of opposition in the big tent: Why should we use our money and food to work for Chang'an? In this freezing day, food and grass did not arrive, but Chang'an's orders were sent to the camp one after another, urging them to fight quickly.The treasury is almost exhausted, and Chang'an has no money to support the war.Both the emperor and the ministers hoped for a quick victory.But this kind of inconsiderate behavior aroused strong opposition among Wei Bo's officers and men, and finally disintegrated all Tian Bu's efforts to gather the morale of the army. This time, Tian Bu turned his attention to Shi Xiancheng who was holding an elite for help.But this Xi Ren was expressionless, turning a blind eye to everything in front of him.Tian Bu's heart seemed to be pierced severely by a sharp arrow, and he couldn't stop bleeding. For several days, Shi Xiancheng had been fanning the soldiers' dissatisfaction behind Tian Bu's back.Because, he suddenly discovered that he had the opportunity to replace the Tian family who had been in charge of Weibo for more than sixty years. On a frosty winter day, the 30,000 Wei Bo army dispersed with a blast.On the vast land, only the clamor of frozen clouds remained. Tian Bu, who retreated to Weizhou in embarrassment, called the last meeting.But Shi Xiancheng didn't come.He took most of the rout with him.At this time, Tian Bu had no more than 8,000 people under his command.Even the commander of the 8,000-strong army spoke to him in a very arrogant tone: If you are willing to segregate Hebei, we are willing to risk our lives to follow you; but if you want us to fight, it is impossible ! Tian Bu didn't say a word, just sat there like a statue for a long time, until the noisy voices were far away and could not be heard anymore. Then Tian Bu staggered back into the low-hanging room of the white building.Inside is enshrined the father's spiritual tablet.He was very clear about his situation, and he had expected this ending long before he set off, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly.So there is no need for Tian Bu to say much—in the dim light, he calmly wrote the last form, but it was just a plea to the court not to abandon Niu Yuanyi among the wolf-like Heshuo rebels, and let him live on his own self-destruct. Tian Bu himself never came out of the shabby room again. I should classify Tian Bu with Zhang Xun, Yan Zhenqing, and Duan Xiushi, as well as Niu Yuanyi, who was also put in a desperate situation by Wang Tingcou. Xie, Jing Ke, and Tian Heng, who was not born in the pre-Qin period but was more valiant than the pre-Qin figures, and his five hundred heroes.Therefore, after hearing the sad news of Tian Bu's suicide, Li She wrote "Crying for Tian Bu":