Chapter 5 1. The dispute between Xu and Bian

The donkey should not complain about the work that is not black or white, because only the donkey that keeps walking on the mill road is safe.Shi Pu felt very sad. He thought he had been abandoned by the court.The reason why Shi Pu was abandoned was the rise of Zhu Quanzhong.Zhu Quanzhong, a new star, came from behind and replaced Shi Pu as the boss of the East. It is said that after Qin Zongquan's defeat, Sun Ru, the old general of Qin Zongquan, swept up many of Qin Zongquan's family fortunes, became bandits, looted and burned everywhere.Sun Ru couldn't get along in the Henan area anymore, because Zhu Quanzhong, his deadly enemy, had grown into the local boss.Sun Ru had no way out under Zhu Quanzhong's eyes, so he had to flee eastward with his bandit team.Zhu Quanzhong is determined to pursue Shengyong to the poor bandits, and plans to wipe out the remnants of Qin Zongquan in one fell swoop and completely relieve the scourge of the Central Plains.

Just when Zhu Quanzhong led his army to the eastern border of Xuanwu without stopping, he suddenly received a letter from Mrs. Zhang.Zhu Quanzhong sat on the horseback and took the letter from the courier. He opened it and saw that there were only a few words and not much content.At first, the generals didn't pay attention to Zhu Quanzhong's expression, they all thought it was an ordinary family letter.After a while, everyone found that Zhu Quanzhong was holding on to the saddle bridge in a daze, and did not give the order to continue the pursuit for a long time.The generals of the Bian Army couldn't help muttering in their hearts, what happened to make the general hesitate?Zhu Quanzhong did not announce the answer to the mystery. After pondering for a while, he announced a decision.Zhu Quanzhong waved his hand in the air and said, "Go back to Master Liang." Everyone was even more confused, thinking that the pursuit of victory was going smoothly, and they were about to catch up with Sun Ru, why did they stop fighting suddenly?But no one dared to ask, everyone knew that Zhu Quanzhong's temper was volatile.You'd better not ask about things that Zhu Quanzhong didn't tell you.Because Zhu Quanzhong didn't intend to tell you at all, if you asked, it would violate Zhu Quanzhong's taboo, and it might lead to scolding or even whipping.According to Zhu Quanzhong's order, the generals silently turned around and returned to Kaifeng.

Back in Kaifeng Commander's Mansion, Zhu Quanzhong kicked off the saddle and walked inside.At this time, Mrs. Zhang was already standing at the door of the inner hall, welcoming Zhu Quanzhong with a smile.Zhu Quanzhong stepped forward quickly, held Mrs. Zhang's hand, and said solemnly: "Thank you for your guidance, Ma'am. It's a good 'bow and a good bow' that reminded me in time. In order to prevent my 'good bow' from becoming useless In the Land of Martial Arts, for the time being, we will keep the rest of the Cai thieves and let them toss around in the east, so that the court will not ignore our existence."

"Your Majesty, Shengming. You have fought hard for many years to build this world. Now that you have just established your foothold, you should sort out the government affairs. The imperial court is ignorant and capricious. If your majesty flattens the eastern area, the imperial court will definitely deprive you of power. Other worse things may happen, you must guard against them, Your Majesty." Mrs. Zhang's tone was calm, but her words were sonorous and forceful. Zhu Quanzhong repeatedly praised: "What Madam said is very true, what she said is very true." It turned out that Mrs. Zhang was worried that the court would kill the donkey, so she wrote an urgent letter from eight hundred miles to stop Zhu Quanzhong from continuing to pursue and suppress Sun Ru.

Zhu Quanzhong ordered someone to set up a table of good food and wine, and invited Zhu Zhen, Pang Shigu, Jing Xiang, Jiang Xuanhui and other confidantes to have a feast with Mrs. Zhang, and expressed his gratitude to Mrs. Zhang. Zhu Quanzhong let Sun Ru go, this Sun Ru was not idle, and indeed did something that caused headaches for the court.After all, Sun Ru is a titan. Although the main force has disintegrated, his combat power still exists.He led 30,000 horses and fought all the way to Huainan.At this time, Gao Pian had been assassinated, and Huainan was in chaos.Yang Xingmi, a low-ranking officer, had just cleared up a group of Huainan troops, who had neither banner nor territory.When Sun Ru arrived, after a fierce battle, he invaded Yangzhou, the township of Huainan, and Yang Xingmi was forced to retreat to Luzhou.

After Gao Pian's death, Huainan fell into chaos, and the imperial court could not find a decent army leader in the local area. At the same time, it also counted on Zhu Quanzhong to pursue and suppress the remnants of Qin Zongquan in the east.In 888 A.D., the imperial court handed over Huainan to Zhu Quanzhong for management, and asked Zhu Quanzhong to serve as Huainan Jiedu envoy and southeast recruiting envoy. In order to directly manage Huainan and consolidate and expand the territory, Zhu Quanzhong sent Zhang Yanfan, a counselor under his account, to Guangling to convey the imperial court's letter of appointment to Yang Xingmi.After Zhang Yanfan arrived in Guangling, Yang Xingmi received him warmly and thoughtfully.Yang Xingmi treated Zhang Yanfan as a guest of honor. This was the first time Yang Xingmi heard about the imperial edict, so he couldn't help being a little excited and looking forward to it.Zhang Yanfan read out the imperial decree unhurriedly: "Huainan has been in chaos for a long time, and the court favored it. In order to restore governance as soon as possible, Zhu Quanzhong was specially appointed as Huainan Jiedu envoy, Yang Xingmi was Huainan Jiedu envoy, and Xuanwu Marching Sima Li Fan was Huainan. ".In the official system of feudal towns, the deputy envoy of Jiedu is a vacant position, equivalent to the vice president of the United States, with basically no actual power.Although staying behind is not considered an official official title, it means that staying behind will be promoted to Jiedu envoy in priority over Jiedu deputy envoy.

As soon as Yang Xingmi heard the content of the edict, he understood, what kind of edict is this?It was simply Zhu Quanzhong's order, and Zhu Quanzhong didn't trust Yang Xingmi at all, so he sent someone to manage Huainan.Yang Xingmi was so angry that the veins on his forehead twitched violently, he accepted the edict with great reluctance, and never talked to Zhang Yanfan again.Seeing that Yang Xingmi is not a soft persimmon, Zhang Yanfan judged that Yang Xingmi must have the intention to fight against Zhu Quanzhong.Zhang Yanfan hurriedly secretly sent a letter to Zhu Quanzhong in Kaifeng, reporting Zhu Quanzhong's situation in Huainan: "Yang Xingmi has expressed dissatisfaction with the king's personnel arrangements. To prevent accidents, please ask the king to personally supervise the teacher to resolve this matter."

Before Zhang Yanfan's letter arrived in Kaifeng, Zhu Quanzhong had already dispatched General Guo Yan to lead a thousand troops to escort Ren Huainan to Li Fan and set off for the town.Xuanwu must go through the Xuzhou border to Huainan.Zhu Quanzhong greeted Shi Pu, the envoy of the Probation Festival, and asked for a way to cross the border.Unexpectedly, at this moment, Pu was overwhelmed with displeasure, his neck was stiffened, his eyeballs rolled up, his head froze, and he rejected Zhu Quanzhong's face firmly, quickly and without discussion.Why is this? It turned out to be jealousy.

Jealousy is the seed of destruction. Jealousy doesn't need much reason. Even if there is a reason, there is probably no need to put it on the table in the sun. Shi Pu was jealous of Zhu Quanzhong. Because Zhu Quanzhong is now more famous than Shi Pu, because Zhu Quanzhong is now more famous than Shi Pu. It was because Zhu Quanzhong captured Qin Zongquan. But Shi Pu got Huang Chao's head! Why did you give Zhu Quanzhong the title of Shi Pu Dongmian Dutong?Also let him take control of Huainan?Huainan is so close to Xuzhou, so it should be me, Shi Pu, who wants to be a concurrent leader.

Therefore, Shi Pu felt ashamed and unwilling, and couldn't swallow this bad breath no matter what. Therefore, Shi Pu adopted a non-cooperative attitude towards Zhu Quanzhong. Shi Pu not only refused to cooperate with Zhu Quanzhong, but also sent troops to attack Li Fan and Guo Yan who were on the way.The Bian Army was surrounded by the Xuzhou Legion. In the end, the Bian Army was outnumbered and not an opponent due to an away battle, and suffered heavy casualties.Guo Yan desperately fought his way back to Kaifeng.Seeing that Shi Pu, an old comrade in arms who fought against Huang Chao together in the past, was so stingy and even went to war, Zhu Quanzhong was furious.At this time, it happened that Zhang Yanfan's secret letter also arrived.Zhu Quanzhong decided to personally lead the army to Huainan, threatening Yang Xingmi to submit by force, and at the same time destroy Shi Pu's arrogance.

When Zhu Quanzhong went to Songzhou, Zhang Yanfan fled back from Guangling.It turned out that Yang Xingmi was determined not to buy Zhu Quanzhong's account, and simply did not stop doing two things. Yang Xingmi changed his polite attitude towards Zhang Yanfan to strict surveillance, which was tantamount to imprisonment.Zhang Yanfan escaped while the guards were lax.Zhang Yanfan ran all the way, and finally met Zhu Quanzhong's troops in Songzhou. Zhang Yanfan covered Zhu Quanzhong's horse's head and said, "Although Yang Xingmi started his career as a low-ranking officer, he is very popular. He has a lot of ambition, is good at organizing forces, and has a strong fighting force. He is not easy to conquer. Yang Xingmi is fighting with Sun Ru , we might as well just watch the two tigers fight for a while. Besides, on the way here, I heard that Shi Pu ambushed heavy troops to intercept the king." Zhu Quanzhong pondered for a long time on his horse, and said: "Huainan is far away, and it will take a lot of effort to attack. Let's deal with the elbow and armpit disaster." Zhu Quanzhong ordered to return to the army, giving up the idea of ​​subduing Huainan by force. Zhu Quanzhong's so-called disaster of elbow and armpit refers to Shi Pu. Zhu Quanzhong put the elimination of Shi Pu on the agenda, and mentioned the importance of prioritizing the settlement of Huainan. Shi Pu is not a good bird either, he has never been afraid of anyone.The Xuzhou army was aggressive by nature, and rebellion became common practice, but there was no mutiny during Shi Pu's tenure, which shows that Shi Pu was a little bit awkward. But a man of weight meets a man of tonnage. Conquering Shi Pu is not a trivial matter, because Shi Pu is not a Cai thief after all.The conquest of Cai thieves belongs to the elimination of harm for the country, and the conquest of Shipu belongs to the dispute of feudal towns. The nature of the two is quite different, and a comprehensive discussion is required. Regarding the characteristics of the current situation, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the imperial court is on the verge of collapse. It has lost its prestige and trust, and it is difficult to attract people's attention.Several powerful vassals in the world have initially formed, and they are all working hard, busy with their own affairs, no one takes the court seriously, and does not regard the emperor as a cadre.With Li Keyong in the north and Zhu Quanzhong in the south, they became the largest vassal forces on both sides of the Yellow River.Wang Jian of Sichuan, Li Maozhen of Fengxiang, and Shi Pu of Xuzhou were all on the separatist side, and they all performed well and lived happily.Chang'an, the busiest imperial capital in the world, has become the most deserted place, and the royal court, which has been the focus of attention, has become the most neglected object. How to treat Linfan?How to treat the court?How to treat yourself? Zhu Quanzhong ordered someone to invite Jingxiang to discuss the next step with him. Although the sun in early spring is not hot enough, the brightness is already bright and brilliant.The clumps of jasmine flowers in the corner of the wall have already bloomed dots of flowers.Under the eaves of the corridor of the Marshal's Mansion, there is a square wooden table with varnish, on which there are purple sand tea sets, and the fragrance of tea leaves wafts from the spout.Zhu Quanzhong paced in the yard with his hands behind his back.After a while, Jingxiang came.Zhu Quanzhong smiled at Jing Xiang, motioning Jing Xiang to sit down and drink tea.After Jing Xiang thanked him, he sat down with Zhu Quanzhong at the low table, one on the left and one on the right.Zhu Quanzhong personally filled a cup of tea for Jingxiang, and then filled a bowl for himself.Jing Xiang hastily stood up again, holding the teacup with both hands.Zhu Quanzhong waved his hand, telling Jing Xiang not to be polite. Zhu Quanzhong took a sip of tea, looked at Jingxiang and said, "Zizhen, which one of the feudal towns in the world do you think is the strongest?" Jing Xiang didn't answer Zhu Quanzhong directly, but replied after a moment of pondering: "'There is Li Keyong in the north, and Zhu Quanzhong in the south', this is a ballad that children can recite. In today's world, the king's Xuanwu and Hedong are the strongest." "Well," Zhu Quanzhong nodded slightly, Jingxiang's answer was expected by Zhu Quanzhong, Zhu Quanzhong continued: "Then what about the current court? After more than a year, what kind of king do you think the new emperor Li Ye is? " Jing Xiang had already sensed the importance of Zhu Quanzhong's topic today. He held back his clothes with his hands, took a sip of tea, and said, "The court's rules and regulations are ruined day by day, ministers and eunuchs fight for power and profit, and don't care about the world. Chang'an has gone through disasters and has great vitality. Injured, the treasury is exhausted, the army is exhausted, and the imperial court is exhausted. Since the new king came to the throne, it seems that he has tried his best to govern, but the methods he used are inhumane, the measures are inappropriate, and his eagerness for quick success and quick profit is fully exposed. I am afraid it is not a blessing for the world." While rubbing his right shoulder with his left hand, Zhu Quanzhong stood up and walked towards the courtyard.Jing Xiang also stood up and followed behind. Zhu Quanzhong said: "What Zizhen said is the same as what I think. In the past few years, Hezhong, Hedong, Xichuan, and Fengxiang have been involved in political disputes. They still broke up on bad terms, and no one benefited. The imperial court was close to whoever it thought was useful, and only cared about the immediate interests. As a result, the prestige was getting worse and worse, and the number of people in the world who were imported into the imperial court was only three or four out of ten. Since I came to Xuanwu, There is not a single day without fighting, and after hundreds of battles, big and small, it is hard to support. First destroy Huang Chao, and then pacify Qin Zongquan. The imperial court did not support a single soldier, a cart of grain, and a load of rice. Not only that, but even sealed the achievement of destroying Huang Chao It’s chilling to give it to Shi Pu.” Jing Xiang carefully looked at Zhu Quanzhong's face, and said a word concisely and firmly: "Although the court is already weak, the banner of King Qin still has to be fought, and at the same time, we still have to deal with our own affairs as soon as possible. " Zhu Quanzhong stopped and stared at the winter jasmine in the corner, lost in thought.He repeated Jingxiang's words in a low voice: "King Qin's banner must be fought, and his own affairs must be dealt with quickly." Zhu Quanzhong's eyes flashed a bright and sly look, and he turned around and nodded to Jingxiang, saying: "My son Zhen, well said, well said!" "Zizhen, in your opinion, how should the banner of King Qin be played? Which of our affairs should come first?" Zhu Quanzhong continued to walk forward. Jing Xiang replied unhurriedly: "The new emperor is full of blood. He was impatient to show his ambition just after taking the throne. First, he sent Wei Zhaodu to Sichuan to attack Chen Jingxuan. The battle of Xichuan was stalemate. Use it." Zhu Quanzhong did not interrupt Jingxiang, but listened to his analysis carefully. "The state of the country is dilapidated, and it has been accumulated for many years. It has been accumulated for many years. If the wise lord is alive, the general ministers will be in power, and it may be saved for a while. Now, the court is in chaos, the national power is wasted, the emperor is brave, and the Confucian officials are pedantic. When the soldiers approached the strong domain, they acted rashly without being thorough. In my opinion, the battle has not yet started, and the victory or defeat has already been judged." Jing Xiang analyzed. Zhu Quanzhong nodded while listening, and ordered someone to fetch a letter and hand it to Jingxiang.Jing Xiang took out the letterhead and saw that it was written by the then Prime Minister Zhang Jun.The content was to invite Zhu Quanzhong to send troops to attack Li Keyong for the imperial court, and said that he had united Lulong, Chengde, Yunzhong and other feudal towns to jointly deal with Li Keyong.Jing Xiang tentatively asked: "Does the Marshal intend to help the court?" Zhu Quanzhong didn't affirm or deny, but asked instead: "According to your King Qin's policy, how should we deal with this matter?" "Hedong is currently a powerful vassal in the world, and Jinyang Li Ke is arrogant and arrogant. We should not have a full-scale conflict with him. When the time is ripe, it is not too late to compete with him. However, since the court has expressed its attitude, if If we don’t send troops, we seem to be suspected of disobedience. The commander-in-chief can send a partial teacher to assist him. If the situation is successful, he will advance to Zelu Xingming, and if the situation fails, he will retreat to protect Heyang.” Jingxiang told Zhu Quanzhong his suggestion. "However, Your Majesty has more important things to do. Xuanwu, Heyang, Chen, Cai, Xu, and Zheng are basically stable, so we don't have to worry about our rear. The remnants of Cai's bandits are fleeing eastward. We should use the name of crusade against Cai's bandits to gain influence from the east. And Huainan territory. Moreover, the imperial court has granted the post of commander-in-chief and leader of Huainan Jiedu envoy, so Huainan can be justifiably merged into our jurisdiction. While annexing Huainan, we can also take influence into our hands. Shi Pu is short-sighted, He is greedy for immediate interests. Now he intercepts us from governing Huainan, with the purpose of taking it all for himself. If we take Huainan, we must first destroy Shi Pu.” Jingxiang analyzed Zhu Quanzhong’s next strategic direction in detail. Zhu Quanzhong laughed and said to Jingxiang: "Well, what Zizhen said is reasonable. The next step is to continue to cooperate with the imperial court and take care of our own affairs. In terms of aggressive layout, first east then west, first south then north .” Under the guidance of this strategy, Zhu Quanzhong did not go all out to fight against Li Keyong with Zhang Jun, but only sent 3,000 people to assist Zhang Jun.Because, Zhu Quanzhong will focus on doing more important, more urgent and more profitable things.Therefore, in Zhang Jun's war against Li Keyong, Zhu Quanzhong only played the role of a facilitator, and the name was greater than the substance.Zhu Quanzhong is cunning, and he is cunning with almost anyone, both friends and enemies. Shi Pu and Zhu Quanzhong broke up, not all because of jealousy.Behind the jealousy, there are also great profit schemes.After the fall of Huang Chao and Qin Zongquan, the mergers and conquests among the princes have become public and superficial, almost to the point where no reason or excuse is needed.Gao Pian's death created a vacuum in Huaiyang, and then Gao Pian's rival Zhou Bao also died, and Qiantang and Hangzhou areas also fell into anarchy.And these two places are not only rich in agriculture and mulberry, but also prosperous in commerce and trade, and more profitable in salt and iron. Their wealth is as rich as half the world.Zhu Quanzhong not only had the purpose of serving as Huainan Jiedushi, but also had the mind of taking care of salt and iron. He had already regarded Huaiyang as fat on his chopping board.Zhu Quanzhong wasn't the only one who had the idea of ​​Huaiyang, and Shi Pu, the probationary governor to the north of Huaiyang, had already coveted Huaiyang.When Gao Pian was alive, Shi Pu never dared to go half a step beyond the thunder pool, and he always lived in harmony with his neighbors, and the well water did not interfere with the river water.Since Gao Pian was dead, the imperial court could not send out an official Jiedu envoy, but instead gave Huaiyang to Zhu Quanzhong as a big gift package.Shi Pu had three hundred displeasures in his heart.In terms of the Ming War, Shi Pu had already lost a game against Zhu Quanzhong.However, Shi Pu didn't give up, and came to steal it secretly if he couldn't fight it openly.On the one hand, Shi Pu sent troops across the border to invade Huainan's territory, and on the other hand, he prevented Zhu Quanzhong from sending people to rule Huainan.Therefore, Shi Pu has become an insurmountable wall between Xuanwu and Huainan. If Zhu Quanzhong wants to annex Huainan, he must first defeat Shi Pu. In November 888 AD, that is, at the end of the first year when the new emperor Zhaozong had just ascended the throne, the Xubian War broke out. Zhu Quanzhong sent Zhu Zhen, the number one general in his account, to lead 50,000 troops to conquer Shi Pu.Shi Pu knew that Zhu Quanzhong's army was powerful, so he didn't dare to take it lightly. He personally led 70,000 troops to station in Wukang Town, waiting for work with ease, and fought against Zhu Zhen.When Shi Pu and Zhu Zhen were fighting fiercely, suddenly an urgent messenger rushed to Shi Pu's camp eight hundred miles behind Xuzhou, and reported to Shi Pu that another general of the Bian army, Pang Shigu, had captured Suzhou.It turned out that while Zhu Quanzhong sent General Zhu Zhen to attract Shi Pu's main force head-on, he also sent Pang Shigu to attack Suzhou.Shi Pu knew that he was being tricked, and had no intention of fighting, but was defeated by Zhu Zhen. In the first month of the second year, Zhu Quanzhong sent another general Pang Shigu to capture Suqian, where the probation belongs, and then marched into Luliang.Shi Pu went on a personal campaign again to face Pang Shigu.This time Shi Pu was defeated again by Pang Shigu, so he had to surrender Xuzhou. Zhu Zhen and Pang Shigu were like two sharp knives piercing into the probation territory, going alternately and supporting each other.Shi Pu fought against the left and right, exhausted.Zhu Quanzhong saw that his two generals had turned Shi Pu around, and it seemed that the heat had come. Zhu Quanzhong decided to personally supervise the conquest of Shi Pu, and increase the pressure to push the war further. In May of 889 AD, Zhu Zhen further expanded the results of the battle, captured Shi Pu's Xiao County, and confronted Shi Pu.In order to welcome Zhu Quanzhong to come to the battle, Zhu Zhen ordered the villages to deploy and build fortifications and build stables and barracks.As soon as Zhu Zhen's order came out, all the camps were bustling with excitement.The inspector went to each camp to inspect and supervise. When he arrived at Li Tangbin's camp, the inspector saw that there was no movement and the work progress was slow, so he reprimanded Yan Jiao, Li Tangbin's general in charge of the work. There is an unspoken rule in China, that is, "it depends on the owner to beat a dog." Yan Jiao was reprimanded, and Li Tangbin couldn't hold back.Li Tangbin angrily came to Zhu Zhen to complain.Seeing Li Tangbin's attitude, Zhu Zhen was also very angry. Didn't this clearly show that he did not obey my orders and did not support the work of my leader?Not only that, but you, Li Tangbin, are also protecting your subordinates, taking it for no reason, obviously making trouble for no reason!In a rage, Zhu Zhen drew out her sword and stabbed Li Tangbin to death on the spot. Li Tangbin was unprepared. He never thought that Zhu Zhen would attack the killer violently. Without any resistance, Li Tangbin died unexpectedly. Zhu Zhen looked at Li Tangbin's dead body on the ground, and then she turned pale with shock, knowing that she had caused a catastrophe on impulse.Beheading a general before the battle is not a joke, it is a capital offense.Zhu Zhen knew Zhu Quanzhong's temper very well.Although Zhu Quanzhong was clear about rewards and punishments, he never trusted others easily. Even when Zhu Quanzhong got angry with Zhu Zhen, the earliest follower, he never showed mercy and never softened his hand.Zhu Quanzhong's decision to kill was only a momentary matter. Therefore, none of Zhu Quanzhong's generals dared to offend Zhu Quanzhong, let alone make mistakes casually.Even though she has been born and died for so many years, every time Zhu Zhen sees Zhu Quanzhong, her heart always beats inexplicably.The more Zhu Zhen thought about it, the more afraid she became, but being afraid is not an option!Zhu Zhen gathered her mind and decided to cover up the truth, trying to get away with it.He sent someone to Kaifeng to report to Zhu Quanzhong, saying that Li Tangbin was about to rebel, so Zhu Zhen had no choice but to take emergency measures to kill Li Tangbin on the spot. Everyone is going to ask, can a chief general kill the deputy general so hastily?And it's not a big reason.In fact, there is a big secret here. Since Zhu Quanzhong went to Xuanwu Town, Zhu Zhen has been following the left and right, fighting south and north, making great achievements in battle, and belonging to the first fierce general in the Bian army.Later, Zhu Quanzhong recruited Li Tangbin from Huang Chao, who was also very brave.Zhu Quanzhong often ordered Zhu Zhen and Li Tangbin to go out together. Together, these two people's combat effectiveness has increased several times, and they are even more invincible.With the increase in military exploits, Li Tangbin's fame and status kept pace with Zhu Zhen's.Difference creates order.After the gap disappears, the balance of order will be out of balance.Merit can motivate people to forge ahead, but too much merit can also make people forget.Zhu Zhen took credit for her pride and began to be domineering, gradually ignoring the generals.Li Tangbin became unconvinced towards Zhu Zhen, while Zhu Zhen became wary of Li Tangbin.The two have changed from a comrade-in-arms who worked together and lived through life and death to competitors who you guess and defend against. The estrangement is increasing day by day, and the atmosphere of mutual distrust is getting heavier. During the conquest of Zhu Xuan, Zhu Zhen secretly sent someone to Kaifeng to pick up his wife because she had been on the front line for a long time and the army was hard.This matter was discovered by Zhu Quanzhong, and Zhu Quanzhong was furious, and immediately sent someone to chase after Zhu Zhen's wife who had left the city.Zhu Quanzhong punished the goalkeeper of Kaifeng City for dereliction of duty, did not strictly fulfill his responsibility, and let go of the family members of the front-line generals without permission.Zhu Quanzhong ordered the goalkeeper to be executed and beheaded for public display.Not only that, Zhu Quanzhong believed that Zhu Zhen's behavior was a serious breach of military discipline, which was unforgivable.In a rage, Zhu Quanzhong sent his confidant Jiang Xuanhui to the front line in Puzhou to recall Zhu Zhen and replace him with Li Tangbin to lead the army. Jing Xiang hurriedly stopped Zhu Quanzhong's order, and suggested to Zhu Quanzhong: "Zhu Zhen is brave, and it is not easy to subdue him. If he rebels because of doubts and suspicions, he will be in trouble." Zhu Quanzhong narrowed his eyes when he heard Jing Xiang's words, and immediately regretted it, and immediately sent someone to chase Jiang Xuanhui, telling him not to go to Puzhou. Zhu Zhen was terrified when she learned that her wife had been stopped.He knew that Zhu Quanzhong's military law was strict, and he knowingly committed a crime, and privately brought his family to the front enemy, Zhu Quanzhong would never let it go.In the evening, Zhu Zhen hosted a banquet and invited the generals to drink, intending to confess to the generals that she had picked up her family members privately. One was to find excuses for herself, and the other was to alleviate Zhu Quanzhong's suspicion.Li Tangbin also knew about Zhu Zhen picking up his wife, and was muttering to Zhu Zhen in his heart. Seeing that Zhu Zhen wanted to invite everyone to drink for no reason, Li Tangbin was tossing back and forth in his heart. Not practical.Because, Li Tangbin thought that Zhu Zhen wanted to use alcohol to kill people, and that Zhu Zhen wanted to set up a rebellion.The more Li Tangbin thought about it, the more unsafe he felt, he thought about it and dared not go to the banquet. Li Tangbin didn't know Zhu Zhen's details, so he didn't dare to go to the banquet, and he didn't dare to stay in the barracks for a long time, so he simply rushed out of Puzhou and ran back to Kaifeng. Seeing that the matter was getting bigger and bigger and more complicated, Zhu Zhen suddenly lost her opinion, and finally decided to bite the bullet and go to see Zhu Quanzhong, maybe Zhu Quanzhong could be lenient and let him go.So Zhu Zhen also rode back to Kaifeng alone. Zhu Quanzhong looked at the two people in front of him, angry, hated and helpless.I am angry that the top generals of the Bian army did such things that violated military discipline, and the purpose is so shameless that it is embarrassing.What I hate is that Zhu Zhen makes mistakes again and again and makes things so complicated. Li Tangbin is timid and afraid of getting into trouble, and he has lost the demeanor of a general.The helpless thing is that when Bianjun is employing people, if he is severely punished for this kind of sneaky shit, it may be counterproductive.Besides, after making a mistake, these two people can come to see alone, which also shows that they have no disagreement.After all, Zhu Zhen and Li Tangbin were among the top generals under Zhu Quanzhong, and Zhu Quanzhong cherished their talents very much.After weighing repeatedly, Zhu Quanzhong suppressed his anger, did not punish them, and sent them to Puzhou to lead the army again. In fact, Zhu Quanzhong made a mistake here, and there has been a rift between the generals, so they should not be sent to work together.Now it has finally come to fruition.Zhu Zhen killed the general Li Tangbin under the pretense of personal grievances. It is said that after Zhu Zhen's messenger entered Kaifeng Bianliang with Zhu Zhen's fabricated reasons, he hurriedly wanted to report to Zhu Quanzhong.Before the messenger saw Zhu Quanzhong, he was discovered by Jing Xiang.Jingxiang asked where the messenger came from?The messenger said that Zhu Zhenzhu had killed the traitor Li Tangbin, so he came here to report to the king.Jing Xiang felt that something was wrong, so he arranged for the messenger to stay in the post house under the pretext, and he would report to the king tomorrow.At this time, Jingxiang had been promoted from the Kaifeng post office inspector to Huainan Zuo Sima, and entered the leadership team of Huainan Fanzhen. Of course, this Huainan team is in name, and has not yet obtained the actual leadership of Huainan.Jing Xiang took the letter from the messenger and had an audience with Zhu Quanzhong overnight.In order to give Zhu Quanzhong a buffer, Jing Xiang deliberately made some foreshadowing.Said to Zhu Quanzhong unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, the war against Shi Pu is going smoothly now, and Zhu Zhen and Pang Shigu have made important achievements." Zhu Quanzhong nodded: "Well, these people are the main force of our Bian army. They have always fought against each other. This time they put a lot of pressure on Shi Pu." Jing Xiang looked at Zhu Quanzhong, changed the subject a bit, and said, "Even though Zhu Zhen is attacking the city, I am also a little worried." Zhu Quanzhong looked at Jing Xiang with his eyes, and Jing Xiang continued: "Zhu Zhen had a conflict with Li Tangbin last year. It seems that this knot has not been untied." "What happened?" Zhu Quanzhong asked Jing Xiang in a deep voice, he seemed to have a premonition of something. "Zhu Zhen killed Li Tangbin." Jing Xiang said with a sigh. "When?" Zhu Quanzhong's eyes were wide open, and he who was originally sitting stood up abruptly. "Yesterday." Jing Xiang still sat without moving. Zhu Quanzhong walked back and forth in the room roaring like an angry lion.He kept cursing: "Zhu Zhen, the dog thief, dared to kill the general without authorization! When the two armies were fighting, he did such a bastard thing! It must be strictly dealt with, and the military law must be followed!" Jing Xiang still said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Zhu Zhen is no longer the Zhu Zhen of the past. The most urgent task is to appease the tens of thousands of troops of the former enemy, and there must be no disturbance or mutiny to avoid accidents." After being reminded by Jingxiang, Zhu Quanzhong came back to his senses, and his furious mood calmed down a little. "Why?" Zhu Quanzhong squinted at Jing Xiang. "Your Majesty must act the fake show now. Arrest Li Tangbin's wife and children, and put them in jail, so that Zhu Zhen will think that the Majesty believes his words, so that Zhu Zhen will be paralyzed and will not have a heart of rebellion." Jing Xiang said. . "Well -- that's the way it is." Zhu Quanzhong let out a dull breath, and accepted Jingxiang's suggestion angrily and helplessly. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the generals of the feudal town supported their own self-respect, and even rebellious usurpers abounded, which can be said to be "a common practice".Zhu Zhen claimed that she had made great contributions and was invincible, so she was proud and conceited, and she killed the lieutenant without fear.Zhu Quanzhong and Jing Xiang had every reason to worry that Zhu Zhen would also be on the road of supporting soldiers and committing crimes.Therefore, when dealing with Zhu Zhen, who was still leading the army, Zhu Quanzhong had to be tolerant and pay attention to strategy.Zhu Quanzhong ordered people to arrest Li Tangbin's family members and put them in prison. At the same time, he sent special envoys to the front enemy, read out Li Tangbin's crimes, and affirmed Zhu Zhen's handling measures.In this way, the hearts of the various ministries to which the former enemy Zhu Zhen belonged were calmed down. More than a month later, Zhu Quanzhong personally led the army to Xiao County to fight Shi Pu.Zhu Zhen took a few entourages and went out of the camp to pick up Zhu Quanzhong.Zhu Zhen came in front of Zhu Quanzhong, and saw Zhu Quanzhong's already dark face was livid, his eyebrows were tightened, and his face was angry.Just as Zhu Zhen was about to speak, before he could speak, Zhu Quanzhong was furious, pointing his horsewhip at Zhu Zhen's nose and yelling: "You dog thief, you killed my good general without authorization, come here, take it down for me!" Zhu Zhen's head " "Buzz", knowing that the matter was exposed, knowing that the consequences would be serious, and knowing that he might not be able to escape this disaster. "Hula" came up and several warriors hurriedly tied up Zhu Zhen.At this time, General Huo Cun and dozens of generals of Zhu Zhen's subordinates knelt down to intercede for Zhu Zhen, asking Zhu Quanzhong to be lenient for Zhu Zhen's life and death, and her repeated military exploits.Seeing so many people interceding for Zhu Zhen, Zhu Quanzhong was both apprehensive and a little shocked. Zhu Zhen's influence was so great!Zhu Quanzhong was still angry, stomped his feet, grabbed the horse beside him and threw it at Zhu Zhen, yelling "Get out!"Zhu Quanzhong spared Zhu Zhen's death crime, and he was unavoidable, so he was removed from the post of commander and envoy in the capital, and Pang Shigu took full command of the two armies.Since then, Pang Shigu has become the number one general of the Bian Army after Zhu Zhen. Zhu Quanzhong lost two generals in a row, which was tantamount to having his wings clipped. The weather was bad and the rain continued for days and days. The battle was forced to stop, and Zhu Quanzhong led his army back to Kaifeng. Zhu Quanzhong persevered and attacked Shi Pu wave after wave, gradually reducing Shi Pu's territory from west to north, so that Shi Pu curled up in Xuzhou City and dared not come out.Only then did Shi Pu realize that he was wrong.Provoking the wrong person in the wrong place at the wrong time.Shi Pu had no deep hatred with Zhu Quanzhong, and Zhu Quanzhong did not show any hostility towards Shi Pu. This Xubian war can be said to be entirely caused by Shi Pu and inspired Zhu Quanzhong to start the war.At this point, Shi Pu had to lower his high head.Shi Pu extended an olive branch to Zhu Quanzhong, wanting to make peace with Zhu Quanzhong.Zhu Quanzhong considered that Shi Pu was not comparable to the mediocre people in ordinary small feudal towns after all, and he could not be easily eliminated.Then there is the rivalry between Xu and Bian, and the three prefectures of Tu, Si, and Hao have already been devastated by war, and the people are in dire straits.At this time, the war between the imperial court and Li Keyong broke out. Although Zhu Quanzhong did not send the main force to participate in the war, he did not dare to take it lightly.Therefore, Zhu Quanzhong also had the idea of ​​​​strikes.But at this time Zhu Quanzhong was in a strong position and was qualified to negotiate conditions.Zhu Quanzhong asked Shi Pu to leave the probation and go to other places to be an official.In order to protect himself, Shi Pu had no choice but to agree to Zhu Quanzhong's request.Zhu Quanzhong wrote to the imperial court, asking the imperial court to transfer Shi Pu away, and to send civil servants to serve as probationary envoys.Zhu Quanzhong's goal is still to control Xuzhou in his own hands.The bastard imperial court didn't use their brains too much, and agreed to Zhu Quanzhong's request, and sent Liu Chongwang, a servant of the door, Tongping Zhangshi, as a probation envoy, transferred Shi Pu to Beijing, and gave him the honorary officer of a prince and grand teacher.This Liu Chongwang was the person who was sent to Hezhong Wang Chongrong in the previous article to mediate for Emperor Xizong.He was also a person who strongly opposed Zhang Jun's crusade against Li Keyong. When the imperial edict was delivered outside Xuzhou City, Shi Pu went back on his word.Because Shi Pu was worried that this was Zhu Quanzhong's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain.Shi Pu knew that Zhu Quanzhong had always been cunning and repeated, and could not be trusted.If I leave the Xuzhou territory, I will be no different from a bad old man by then. Isn't it easy for Zhu Quanzhong to kill Shi Pu?Never give up on the army!When Shi Pu thought of this, he rejected the imperial court's order to transfer him, and refused to let the imperial court's envoys enter the door at all.The old scholar Liu Chongwang had just walked to Huayin, when he received the news that Shi Pu refused to obey the order, he had to go back home. Seeing that Shi Pu had changed his mind again, Zhu Quanzhong knew that it was impossible to take care of both things, so he made up his mind to "attack Shi Pu by force and beat Li Keyong skillfully".This led to the western battlefield. Zhu Quanzhong originally wanted to use a strategy to intersperse the Taihang Mountains and attack Li Keyong skillfully, but this strategy was ruined by Li Xuan and Li Chongyin. Because of their own ideas and running away, Zelu collapsed across the board. .Zhu Quanzhong sent heavy troops to press on the whole territory, forcing Shi Pu to stick to the city and dare not go out to fight.Shi Pu's situation became more and more difficult, and at the same time, contradictions appeared within the probation group. Important towns and generals surrendered to Zhu Quanzhong successively. In November of the second year of Emperor Zhaozong's Dashun (891 AD), Shi Pu's general Liu Zhijun led 2,000 people to surrender to Zhu Quanzhong. Liu Zhijun was originally from Peixian County, Xuzhou. He was tall and handsome, and he had great ambitions in every gesture.In the past, he worked under Shi Pu's account as a probationary envoy, and was highly valued by Shi Pu.Liu Zhijun also has a sense of responsibility, he is very brave in charging and fighting, and Xiangwei Zan is very strategic.However, Mu Xiu Yu Lin Feng will destroy him, and if he is too sharp, he will be jealous. Liu Zhijun's talent finally exceeds a certain limit, which arouses Shi Pu's jealousy.So how capable is Liu Zhijun?We will explain one after another in the future that this person is definitely a person who is under one person and above ten thousand people. Because the situation in Shi Puying was already very dangerous, Liu Zhijun had no choice but to lead 2,000 people from his troops to Zhu Quanzhong.Liu Zhijun is good at wielding a long sword, wearing armor and riding a horse to charge into battle, and he is invincible.Liu Zhijun, who had no room for development with Shi Pu, was appreciated by Zhu Quanzhong. Zhu Quanzhong promoted Liu Zhijun as the commander of Kaidao, so Liu Zhijun was nicknamed "Liu Kaidao".This Liu Zhijun became one of the main military forces in Zhu Quanzhong's mid-to-late camp. 公元892年十一月，感化重镇濠州、泗州两个刺史也投降了朱全忠。 至此，时溥几乎成了孤家寡人。 朱全忠长子朱友裕率领十万兵马攻打下朱瑄所属的濮州后，紧急移师与庞师古一起攻打徐州。 时溥实在是无计可施了，挨过了一个冬天之后，只得于公元893年二月向朱瑾发出了求救信。朱瑾何许人也？各位或许还记得，前面我们讲过朱瑄朱瑾兄弟应邀帮助朱全忠打败了秦宗权。可是朱全忠贪图朱瑄兄弟兵马资源，在打败秦宗权之后没几天，朱全忠即翻脸不认人，向朱瑄朱瑾开了炮。 敌人的敌人就是朋友嘛。时溥和朱瑾这两个朱全忠的敌人，成了暂时的朋友。朱瑾率领两万人从兖州出发驰救徐州。朱全忠派出骁将霍存率领三千骑兵赶赴曹州，在半路上邀击朱瑾。这次邀击可能没有成功，原因是朱瑾出兵比霍存的骑兵还快，霍存只好尾追朱瑾至石佛山。霍存与朱友裕合兵一处大战朱瑾，这时候徐州也派兵出来接应朱瑾。于是一场混战和恶战爆发。徐、兖兵大败，退入徐州城。就在汴军准备得胜回营之时，突然徐州兵又冲杀出来。汴军猝不及防，阵脚动乱。霍存力战断后，最终力尽战死。 朱友裕是朱全忠儿子中最成器侯的一个，能征惯战，待人宽厚。朱友裕率汴军将徐州团团包围，时溥困兽犹斗，时不时地派兵出战。朱友裕为稳妥起见，采取了坚壁清野的策略，不和时溥接仗。朱瑾在徐州城里实在呆不下去了，毕竟这里不是自己家，心里不踏实。趁着夜色，朱瑾破围逃走。 朱友裕得到朱瑾逃走的消息，但没有派人追击，看来是霍存的战死对朱友裕打击不小，他采取了安全第一的打法。都虞候朱友恭（此人原名李彦威，是朱全忠的干儿子，朱全忠后来灭唐的直接操刀手之一。）看不下去了，认为朱友裕胆小怕事，并存在与敌军串通的可能。朱友恭飞书传信，将朱友裕放走朱瑾的事情报告了朱全忠。朱全忠大怒，派人紧急征调都指挥使庞师古代替朱友裕，总领前敌兵马，并且严查朱友裕纵敌之事。 你说这事情怎么这么巧，朱全忠的命令被送信的人误送到了朱友裕手中。朱友裕全身冷汗都出来了，知道大祸临头。惶恐情急之下，朱友裕带着两千骑兵逃回老家砀山，藏在朱全忠大哥朱全昱家。更巧的是，此事很快就被张夫人得知。张夫人担心儿子，但张夫人很有头脑，不仅担心而且还想出了保全之策。张夫人让朱友裕单人独骑到开封汴梁来见朱全忠。朱友裕听从了母亲的意见，自己直接来见朱全忠，扑倒在帅府大堂，泪流满面，诉说冤情。朱全忠根本听不进朱友裕的哭诉，命令左右侍卫将朱友裕殴打一顿，并要推出去斩首。 屏风后的张夫人听闻事情紧急，赶忙跑出来抱住朱友裕，母子二人抱头痛哭，张夫人说“孩儿啊，你没带一兵一卒，独自回来领罪，已经表明你没有异心啊。”朱全忠听张夫人这么一说，觉得有道理。也怪，朱全忠偏偏就吃这一套，对极度处于弱势，与表象构成强烈心理反差的事物，能够从逆反的角度加以接受。很多强势人物都喜欢这一套，似乎如此更能证明其明察秋毫威猛高大。其实，具有讽刺意味的是，有多少危机是藏在这种欺骗之下呢？朱全忠在张夫人的劝说下，没有治朱友裕的罪，调他去了许州。 庞师古到任后，一鼓作气攻下了兖州徐州联军的佛山寨，从此之后，徐州兵再也不敢出徐州城半步。 汴军围攻徐州，历时几个月还攻不下来。宣武通事官张涛以书信向朱全忠建言：“我们用兵进军的时机不对，所以迁延无功。”由于西路征讨李克用的战争已经失败，两线同时作战牵扯分散了兵力，朱全忠认为张涛的话有道理。敬翔则认为不然，说道：“现在集中围困徐州城已经几个月，人力物力财力耗费甚多，而且徐州人已成瓮中之鳖，只剩苟延残喘，我们胜利在望。现在如果罢兵息战，那我们将前功尽弃，功亏一篑，将士们如果听到张涛的意见，一定会懈怠松弛，不会再努力作战了。” 朱全忠听从了敬翔的劝告，烧掉张涛的书信，亲自到徐州督师决战。在朱全忠的督促下，汴军焕发出巨大的战斗力，经过艰苦猛烈疯狂恐怖和锲而不舍的攻打，庞师古终于打下了徐州。时溥见大势已去，绝望之际，带领一家老小登上燕子楼自焚而死。朱全忠完全将感化一镇纳入了掌中，派遣张廷范作为感化留后。 一方枭雄时溥就此谢幕，成为了过往。 朱全忠赢取徐汴战争的胜利，同时也付出了不小的代价，在东西部两个战场上共失去大将七员。 朱全忠进取淮扬和兖郓的路障扫除。 但接下来的事情更不好办，迫使朱全忠耗费更大，损失也更大。 因为朱全忠发动了“三朱大战”。