Chapter 12 1. Deathly Banquet

No matter whether you have real skills or not, people should not show off too much.Li Keyong is not handsome, and even one eye looks a bit ugly, but Li Keyong loves to show off too much, every day he looks handsome and cool, and he is so swollen that the people around him can't breathe.Besides, Zhu Quanzhong was standing next to him, and he was also an ambitious master who would not give in to toughness. Now that the one-eyed dragon Li Ke was used, Tang Jun's momentum was greatly boosted. Now that Huang Chao has retreated, the Qi army's gap has been torn open. Taking advantage of the convenience, taking advantage of the victory to pursue, and taking advantage of the vacancy, we must seize the opportunity anyway.

Huang Chao is dead, and Li Ke lost his target with his Eastern Expedition. Li Ke used this to come to the Central Plains originally with a great political purpose. It was definitely not to learn from Lei Feng to do good deeds without leaving a name, and to contribute to help in vain. In the past, Huang Chao occupied Chang'an, and the world was shaken. The princes hesitated to attack, and the emperor hid in Xichuan to avoid disaster.Only Li Keyong drove straight in from outside the pass, turned the tide with one arm, and restored the imperial capital. His momentary prestige was second to none, and his contribution to restoration ranked first.Li Ke took the initiative to reconcile with the Tang royal family, and took the opportunity of King Qin's defeat of the thief to return to the pass and justifiably separate one side.Everything is going smoothly, and things are gradually being realized according to Li Keyong's original idea. This is Li Keyong's double victory in politics and martial arts.The only pity is that Huang Chao was lucky enough to withdraw from Chang'an because the princes were not of one mind and competed for profit, and had the opportunity to return to the mountains and forests, endangering the Central Plains, and Li Keyong's idea of ​​accomplishing all his achievements in one battle fell through.

Zhao Ji, Zhu Quanzhong and others' request for help hit Li Keyong's arms, and provided Li Keyong with a legitimate and high-sounding reason for sending troops again.Li Ke used the name to help the princes, but in fact he intended to Huang Chao.Li Keyong didn't pay attention to the princes at all, thinking that the 50,000 Fan Han troops in his headquarters alone would be enough to defeat Huang Chao.Li Keyong is determined to win, and this time he wants to wipe out Huang Chao and his troops and exterminate them, and use this to show off his power and further consolidate his status as the pillar of the court and the hero of the world.Thus paving the way for himself to grab greater political capital from the Tang Dynasty.In the future, among civil and military officials inside and outside the imperial court, who would dare to compete with me, Li Keyong?

However, after going through untold hardships and dozens of battles, Li Ke finally defeated Huang Chao and rushed to a dead end.The fruit that was about to be picked, was picked up by Shi Pu effortlessly from the side, and Shi Pu became famous all over the world from obscurity, and was praised by the government and the public.It's really not as good as man's calculation.Li Keyong fell short of his efforts, and he was very unhappy.But you can't say it if you are not happy, and you can't fight anymore if you are not happy, so you have to go home as a teacher. Everything is possible in this world.

The so-called unpredictable, unpredictable.Unexpected things happen anywhere, anytime. Li Ke used the class teacher to go home, but on the way because of a banquet, he almost moved his head. Li Ke passed by Bianliang with his army.Zhu Quanzhong, as the landlord and the commander-in-chief of the battlefield in this area, naturally wanted to express his gratitude and farewell.In order to fulfill the wishes of the landlord, Zhu Quanzhong generously took out cattle, wine, money and food to comfort the Jinyang army, and kindly invited Li Ke to use it in Bianliang City, and held a grand banquet with great hospitality.This celebration banquet and friendship banquet of "comrades in arms and brothers" is full of hospitality and anticipation.

Li Keyong said that he had the grace of rescue to Zhu Quanzhong, so he happily accepted Zhu Quanzhong's invitation.Li Ke used about 300 people, including his servants and guards, to enter Bianliang City with arrogance. The soldiers and civilians in Bianliang City, Kaifeng, beat gongs and drums, and lined the road to welcome them. They scrambled to see Li Keyong, the one-eyed dragon who shocked the world, and to see how amazing this legendary god-man was.Everyone stretched their necks to look at the city gate, and whispered among themselves: "Oh, here it is, here it is, that is the legendary one-eyed dragon!" Riding a high-headed horse, looking around majesticly, the majestic aura of ruling the world is breathtaking.The guards behind them are also angry horses in fresh clothes, valiant and high-spirited.

After entering the city, Zhu Quanzhong greeted him personally, and led Li Keyong and his party to stay in the Shangyuan Inn.Since the farewell in Chang'an, Zhu Quanzhong and Li Keyong have left a deep impression on each other, respect each other, and think that each other must be a person.This successful cooperation has added to the friendship between the two.Zhu Quanzhong ordered more than a dozen tables of the best food and wine to be placed, with lanterns on four beams and colorful decorations on eight pillars. Kabuki danced gracefully and surrounded by orchestral music. , Forget the blood and terror.Zhu Quanzhong led his civil and military officials to accompany him, and presented gold and silver treasures to Li Keyong as a thank you for his work.

Victory's wine tastes naturally smooth, and it smoothes the stomach and does not hinder farting.Zhu Quanzhong first raised his glass and said: "The bandits in Huangchao have been broken. It is indeed a mighty dynasty. Congratulations! Come on, let's all raise our glasses together, and wish the emperor's holy body and health, and return to Beijing as soon as possible." Everyone raised their glasses in response. All in one gulp.After a while, Zhu Quanzhong raised his glass again, and said to Li Keyong, "The bandits are fierce and stubborn. Thanks to Li Sikong's help, the Central Plains is safe. Let's respect Li Sikong." You don’t have to be polite, Commander Zhu.” After speaking, Li Ke raised his head and drank the wine in the glass with Zhu Quanzhong at the same time.The generals and assistants of the two towns east of Xuanwu also paid tribute to each other and toasted each other. The atmosphere was harmonious and they met happily.

Three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.After a while, everyone's faces glowed red, and their spirits faded.The generals of Bianliang toasted Li Keyong one by one, and Li Keyong soon became drunk.Alcohol is ecstasy, as long as a person is drunk, anything is possible.While drinking, Li Ke used his hands and feet to the waitress who was serving the wine and vegetables, pulling and tugging.It was June, and the weather was already hot. Li Keyong hugged, kissed and touched the maid, and the maid's clothes were messed up.Although they were maids at the banquet, these people were all from Zhu Quanzhong's mansion, and they were temporarily transferred to serve Li Ke in order to entertain Li Ke with such a big scene.In the lobby, Li Keyong was so rude, which inevitably made Bianliang General Zuo feel uncomfortable.After all, this is the banquet hall of the Shuai Mansion, not a brothel and dance hall, and the maids serving are not escort girls.However, Zhu Quanzhong pretended not to see it, and was not too surprised by Li Ke's small trick. At that time, which warrior leader didn't look for "Miss", and who didn't like women?Zhu Quanzhong still toasted Li Keyong respectfully and chatted with him.

Li Ke supported the desks with his hands, his face flushed, and he said in a calm voice: "The princes in Guanzhong are afraid, which makes the Huangchao bandits arrogant. I, Li Ke, led the iron cavalry into the pass, and defeated the bandits in one battle, which shows that the bandits are not to be feared." Zhu Quanzhong smiled and echoed: "Sikong's martial arts are world-class. After the general, the young talent is no match for Huang Chao. Come on, let's have another toast to Sikong!" Zhu Quanzhong took the lead in drinking the wine in the glass, and the generals of both sides shouted to Li Gram with a toast.

"This time Huang Chao's siege of Chenzhou is no longer comparable to what it used to be, and his strength has been greatly reduced. Why has it spread for nearly a year?" Li Ke looked at Zhu Quanzhong with one good eye, and the disabled eye seemed to be mocking Zhu Quanzhong strangely. Zhu Quanzhong pondered for a while, and said slowly: "The main reason is that Chenzhou is small and unable to stop 100,000 thieves alone. Speaking of it, it is really not easy for Zhao Ji and his brothers." "In my opinion, it was mainly Shi Pu, Zhou Ji and others who watched the fire from the other side, which made the flames of thieves blaze, especially Shi Pu, a hypocrite, who brazenly stole Huang Chao's head for reward." Li Ke said angrily. For this sentence, Zhu Quanzhong still thinks it is more useful, especially after Shi Pu pretended to be Huang Chao's leader to claim credit, Zhu Quanzhong was very angry with Shi Pu, brooding on his heart, and couldn't swallow this bad breath for a long time. But Zhu Quanzhong didn't use the next sentence very much.Li Ke put a piece of pig's head into his mouth, chewed and said, "Actually, the thieves like Huang Chao are just lowly people, vagrants, rogues, immoral, incompetent, and short-sighted. They haven't been good birds since the day they were born! The government and the regular army fought against each other, but in Guyangli, our army was frightened out of their wits without a face-to-face meeting? Don’t you think so, Brother Zhu?” Li Ke's words cut Zhu Quanzhong's heart like a knife's edge, because Zhu Quanzhong hated others who looked down on his background.Although Li Keyong was insulting Huang Chao, Zhu Quanzhong was also a member of the rebel army, and he was also a man of humble background. He was also called a rascal by relatives Liu Chong and neighbors.Zhu Quanzhong's facial muscles twitched, but no one noticed the twitch.Because no one knows where Zhu Quanzhong's pain points are.Zhu Quanzhong still said with a smile: "That is, that is." Li Ke put his arms around the maid, stood up, staggered to the middle of the banquet, and kept shaking the wine bowl in his hand.His tongue was already stiff, and he stammered, "What is Huang Chao? At this time, Zhu Zhen, the general under Zhu Quanzhong, came over and whispered in Zhu Quanzhong's ear: "Commander, Li Keyong is too arrogant and rude, I will find someone to kill the dog thief!" Zhu Quanzhong signaled Zhu Zhen with a wink, and whispered Said: "Don't act rashly." Although Zhu Li was already very dissatisfied with Li Keyong, Zhu Quanzhong suppressed his anger and still endured it. After Li Keyong delivered his impassioned speech, he turned around and came to Zhu Quanzhong, jokingly said: "Thieves and bandits are bound to be defeated...naturally, Brother Zhu, fortunately, you are in time...in time, otherwise, the two of us would be defeated in Chang'an." There will be a battle in the city... maybe there will be no chance to drink and be brothers, hahaha." Li Ke used his body to grab Zhu Quanzhong's hand, and a speck of spittle flew to Zhu Quanzhong's face. Zhu Quanzhong felt a chill on his face, nausea in his heart, and frowned.Picking up a bowl of wine to cover up, he said: "Brother Ke Yong, a young hero, come, I will toast you a glass." "No, this cup, I should respect you, brother." Li Ke raised his head and drank the wine in the bowl, but his words did not stop: "Brother Zhu, in the future, if you...have any injustice , Brother, I will... still help." Zhu Quanzhong couldn't help nodding.I thought in my heart, "Li Keyong, the hero of the world, will be my big opponent sooner or later. I, Zhu Quanzhong, have survived this disaster, and I will never ask you for help, and you will never have the opportunity to help me. Let you be arrogant for a moment, if today If you don't get rid of you, there will be endless troubles."Thinking so in his heart, Zhu Quanzhong said: "Thank you brother for coming forward to help, come, I will toast you again." Li Ke did not refuse anyone, raised his neck and drank the wine again, until now Li Ke was completely drunk.The generals in Hedong also followed their master and felt majestic, so they couldn't help drinking wildly.The banquet lasted from morning to evening. After the cups and plates were messed up, they finally dispersed.With the help of the guards, Li Ke went to the bedroom of the post house to rest. After Li Keyong left, Zhu Quanzhong retreated from the left and right people, called his subordinate Zhu Zhen, and secretly confessed an earth-shattering action.Zhu Quanzhong breathed out the smell of alcohol, the veins on his forehead were twitching violently, and he ordered fiercely: "After Li Ke sleeps with the thief, you lead people to surround the post house and wipe out these **** bastards!" Zhu Zhen has long been used by Li Ke. Annoyed by Fei Yang's domineering, he bit his lip and nodded, then turned his head and said to his general Yang Yanhong, "I will lead people to surround the post, if you choose fifty elite soldiers to attack Li Keyong, you must kill this villain in one fell swoop. "Yang Yanhong said: "General, it is dark to operate, and it is difficult to see. The thieves are strong. To ensure safety, I will enter the post house. You will surround the streets on all sides, and ask the commander to help you outside. Hu people are good at riding horses. If you see them riding horses to break through It must be Li Keyong and others, whoever sees them will shoot them immediately." Filled with anger, Yang Yanhong took the order and led fifty strong swordsmen and axemen to sneak into the post house.Zhu Zhen ordered people to bring several carts of tree branches to block all the intersections around the post house, so as to prevent Li Ke from escaping after being startled.Yang Yanhong led his men into the backyard of the post house, searched the rooms one by one, and killed the Jinyang soldiers without answering.Suddenly blood burst out in the post house, and there was a lot of wailing. Li Keyong's attendant, Guo Jingzhu, was awakened by the earth-shattering shouts and killings outside. Looking out from the window, he saw the menacing Bian army killing the Jin army like a madman, knowing that something was wrong.Of course he understood what happened, thinking that the master lost his temper due to alcohol today and was too arrogant, which offended Zhu Quanzhong, which led to his death.Guo Jingzhu hurried into the inner room to wake up Li Keyong.Guo Jingzhu didn't dare to shout out for fear of exposing the target, so he lowered his voice and shouted several times: "My lord, my lord." , Li Keyong was still snoring like thunder, but couldn't wake up.At this time, the sound of slashing and killing by Yang Yanhong and others had come to him, and Guo Jingzhu was so anxious that beads of sweat dripped down his face.In the end, Guo Jingzhu got a wit out of his wits and quickly wrapped Li Keyong up with a blanket and pushed him under the bed to hide. Then he found a basin of cold water and poured it on Li Keyong's face.Li Keyong managed to wake up after being suddenly jolted by the cold water.Guo Jingzhu lay on Li Keyong's ear and said, "Master, Zhu Quanzhong wants to kill you." Li Keyong instinctively wanted to jump up when he heard this, but he didn't know that he was under the bed. bed board.Guo Jingzhu hurriedly supported Li Keyong to crawl out from under the bed. At this time, Li Keyong was completely awake, every inch of his muscles tensed up, and he forgot the pain of bumping his head under the bed just now.After regaining his composure, Li Ke grabbed the bow and arrow beside him and shot several times out of the window, shooting back the Bian army who was attacking the house. At this time, flames were already burning outside the house, and the whole courtyard was as red as a sea of ​​flames. It seemed that the Bian army not only killed people but also set them on fire, and it was obvious that they wanted to kill them all.At the critical moment when Li Keyong was struggling to shoot the arrow, his followers rushed to rescue Zuo Xue Zhiqin, Shi Jingsi, and adopted son Li Cunxiao.Seeing someone coming to help, Li Keyong saw the urgency of the situation outside, and dared not delay. He slammed open the door with a loud roar, and rushed out while waving his bow and arrow.Xue Zhiqin, Shi Jingsi, Guo Jingzhu and a dozen or so personal guards sandwiched Li Keyong in the center and fought outwards. Suddenly, there was a flash of lightning in the sky, followed by a clap of thunder, and the heavy rain poured down. The fire was extinguished by the rain, and the courtyard, which was originally bright as day, became pitch black. The situation fell into chaos.Li Ke led his men to kill a bloody road, climbed the wall and rushed out of the post house, and ran out along the street. But Li Keyong and the others couldn't run after a few steps, because the street was blocked by Yang Yanhong's people with branches and firewood, and it was impossible to pass.Xue Zhiqin knelt down and said to Li Keyong: "Master, step on my shoulders, climb to the roof of the house, and retreat from the roof." Li Keyong stopped talking, and with the help of Xue Zhiqin's body, he flew up to The roof of the house, the eaves and the wall, and several courtyards before escaping from the encirclement of the post house. Li Keyong and others kept running towards the north of the city, because the Hedong Army was stationed outside the north gate of Bianliang City.Taking advantage of the night, Li Keyong boarded the Wei's Gate, followed the rope and escaped from the city.After falling to the ground, the shouts of the Bian army were gradually thrown into the distance, and Li Keyong and others breathed a sigh of relief, feeling much more at ease.After passing the moat, the north bank of the river is the camp of the Jin army, and everything is safe in the camp. Just as he was about to cross the river, Li Keyong realized that the bridge over the moat had been cut off by the Bian army, and thousands of people had already blocked his way.At this time, Li Keyong's heart was completely cold, and he thought, "This is Zhu Quanzhong who wants to put me to death, and God wants me to die here!" Xue Zhiqin and Shi Jingsi looked at each other, knowing that today is unusual, not If you play your life, you will die.The two led a few military academies to kill the Bian army guarding the bridge.Seeing these people rushing forward like fierce tigers and lions, the Bian army was a little timid.Taking advantage of the retreat of the Bian army, Li Ke used his unstoppable momentum to swing his weapon in the shape of a wheel, smashing a bloody path like a whirlwind, and was able to rush across the moat. At this time, Yang Yanhong had also brought people to chase him.In order to buy time for Li Keyong, Shi Jingsi offered him to be the queen.Shi Jingsi stood alone at the north end of the bridge to resist the Bian army.To say that this Shi Jingsi is really a mighty fighter, capable of fighting and loyal.In the impenetrable rain of guns and arrows, Shi Jingsi's feet seemed to take root, and he refused to give up half a step. He was cut several times on his body and continued to fight.Yang Yanhong came to the front on horseback and saw the dying Shi Jingsi still in the way of the Bian army. He raised the machete vigorously and cut Shi Jingsi in half with the knife in his hand.Only then did the Bian army swarm across the bridge and pursue Li Keyong. At this time, Zhu Quanzhong also led people to chase him, and while chasing, he ordered: "Hu people ride horses, as long as you see them, shoot me, and you will never let anyone go!" Zhu Quanzhong went to the gate of the city. linger.Without hesitation, Zhu Quanzhong drew his bow and shot at the man, who fell off his horse in response.Zhu Quanzhong walked up to him and saw that it was Yang Yanhong, and he couldn't help but regret and blame himself. "Hu people riding horses" was originally a secret code agreed between Yang Yanhong and Zhu Quanzhong. This was Yang Yanhong's subjective judgment. He suggested that Zhu Quanzhong not let anyone ride a horse, but he himself suffered.Standing in the rain, Zhu Quanzhong stared at the shadow of Li Keyong's escape, and ordered fiercely: "Catch me, you must kill this bastard!" A group of Bian troops immediately threw themselves into the rain to chase Li Keyong.A general nearby said to Zhu Quanzhong in a low voice: "Commander, is the matter getting serious?" Zhu Quanzhong sneered and said, "If you don't kill him today, I will feel bad tomorrow. Since you are out to mess around, don't be afraid of something serious." Li Keyong ran all the way, unkempt and bloody, and fled to the headquarters camp stationed in the north of Bianliang City.More than 300 people died in Bianliang City by Chen Jingsi and other accompanying soldiers from Hedong.Some attendants were separated from Li Keyong in the rainy night, but ran back to the Jinyang barracks before Li Keyong. These attendants rushed into the gate stumbling, crying and yelling loudly: "Something has happened, Li Sikong was murdered by Zhu Quanzhong!" At this time, there was a commotion in the silent military camp, and a large number of people gathered around to inquire about the news.Suddenly, a loud shout stopped the chaotic discussions, and everyone moved out of the way.I saw a few maids carrying lanterns leading a dignified and quiet woman to come. This person is Li Keyong's wife, Mrs. Liu.Several attendants who escaped from Bianliang saw Mrs. Liu, fell to their knees and knelt on the ground, weeping and said: "Madam, Sikong has been killed." "Shut up! You are so bold, talking nonsense, and bewitching the hearts of the soldiers. Come on, and execute the beheading according to the military law!" Mrs. Liu didn't let these people go any further. The few servants who escaped from the enemy's knife became the ghosts of their own people before they understood what was going on. We mentioned Li Keyong's Mrs. Liu in the previous documents, and Zhu Quanzhong's Mrs. Zhang are both famous in the world, and they are both very knowledgeable women.According to the "New History of the Five Dynasties", "Since the Taizu (Li Keyong) started the army to replace the north, the Liu family often went on expeditions. He is wise and resourceful, and he is quite good at military skills. He often teaches his concubines to ride and shoot to assist the Taizu. Madam Childless, virtuous, not jealous".It can be seen from this that this Mrs. Liu is very remarkable. She is a wonderful woman who can mount a horse and shoot arrows. She assists Li Ke in marching and fighting, and is also good at housekeeping.As the boss, he gets along well with Li Keyong's wives, and never gets jealous, and takes the initiative to resolve many crises in the backyard.Mrs. Liu had no children under her knees, and she raised Li Cunxu, the later king of Jin, and helped Li Cunxu to take charge of Hedong smoothly and take over Li Keyong's foundation. Mrs. Liu walked slowly into the big tent of the Chinese army, and said to the generals with a serious expression: "Everyone, stay calm and don't be rash. All ministries are not allowed to act rashly without my order." Move the place, dare not speak.Mrs. Liu sat on the handsome desk with a dignified expression and waited quietly without saying a word.The dripping sound of the clepsydra knocked on everyone's nerves.Mrs. Liu has only one belief in her heart, she must not panic, let alone show a panic look on her face.Things happen suddenly, the truth is unknown, neither can act rashly, let alone scare each other internally.The only thing to do now is to wait.Mrs. Liu murmured silently in her heart: "What's the matter with you, Ke Yong, why don't you come back soon!" After a long wait, near dawn, there was a sudden commotion outside the tent, followed by loud drumming, and then a man in ragged clothes and covered in blood rushed in.At the gate of the Shuai tent is Li Keyong, the Jiedu envoy of Hedong and the Duke of Longxi County!Mrs. Liu hurriedly stood up, and quickly walked over to hold Li Keyong by the arm.When Li Keyong saw his wife, his facial muscles twitched. He buried his head on Mrs. Liu's shoulder and wept loudly. He shouted hoarsely, "I want revenge! I want revenge! Come on, raise the tent, I want to rush into Bianliang , Kill Zhu Quanzhong as a thief!" Mrs. Liu took Li Keyong's arm, and said firmly and calmly, "What's the matter? Don't worry, Sikong." "I have traveled thousands of miles to save the Central Plains and rushed to aid Zhu Quanzhong. I don't want this treacherous thief to set up a grand banquet and harm me. I can bear it or not!" Li Ke said through gritted teeth. Mrs. Liu tried her best to restrain her emotions, and also tried her best to comfort Li Keyong: "Sikong, it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years. We originally came here to punish the rebels and the country. It's short and long, once the war starts, the people in the world will leave something to talk about, whether it's easy to say or not, we will be in a passive situation. Zhu Quanzhong harmed me, and the court will uphold justice. We can file a report and ask the emperor to make decisions for us." Mrs. Liu tightly grabbed Li Keyong's arm, and tried her best to dissuade Li Keyong with tears in her eyes. Only then did Li Keyong hold back his anger full of resentment, and immediately marched back to Hedong.The reason why Li Keyong didn't go to war with Zhu Quanzhong, apart from the wise and strategic Mrs. Liu's words, was also an important reason because the situation of the enemy and ourselves was unclear in the panic.Zhu Quanzhong took the initiative to do it, which shows that he is fully prepared, and this is Xuanwu's territory.Li Ke had just lost a few generals with this side, and his morale was fluctuating.If we really want to fight, the Hedong Army has little chance of winning.This is Madam Liu's brilliance. She is very calm and knows the situation very well. She must not let Li Keyong take risks. Li Keyong went to Zhu Quanzhong to write a letter of accountability, questioning what Zhu Quanzhong did last night.This is a diplomatic means and formalities.Can't you just leave without knowing why?Zhu Quanzhong was even more decisive. He replied directly and lied that he did not know about it, and blamed the court and Yang Yanhong, saying that it was a private action taken after they conspired.Zhu Quanzhong not only denied it, but also slandered Yang Yanhong who worked for him. On the one hand, Zhu Quanzhong denied it, and on the other hand, he issued proclamations everywhere, informing all states and counties that Li Keyong was dead, and that any Hedong army posing as Li Keyong along the way would be encircled and suppressed.This is so powerful that it has become a joint crackdown on counterfeiting by several feudal towns!As Zhu Quanzhong, the governor of the Northeast, his orders have certain effect.As a result, Li Keyong was in a very difficult situation, and the counties and counties he passed closed their city gates tightly, and some even went out to harass them. The majestic Li Keyong is now panicked like a bereaved dog.What made Li Keyong even more annoyed was that when he left Bianliang and passed through Xuzhou, Li Keyong asked Zhou Ji to borrow food and grass, but Zhou Ji actually crossed the river and demolished the bridge.Li Ke had no choice but to go west from Hulao Pass and return to Taiyuan from Puzhou, Shaanxi.It was more difficult and tortuous for Li Ke to return to Hedong than when he left Hedong.He was so majestic when he left the teacher, but he was ashamed when he returned to the teacher. Li Keyong thought that he had made great contributions to the court many times, but now he was harmed by Zhu Quanzhong, lost several generals, and lost all face.The so-called scholar can be killed but not humiliated, Li Keyong was almost killed, and was humiliated again.Li Ke used eight consecutive memorials to the emperor to defend, asking the court to punish Zhu Quanzhong.Li Ke wrote in the memorial: "The minister has made great achievements in breaking the Yellow Nest. It was drawn by Zhu Quanzhong. He can only avoid it. There are more than 300 followers under the general and the others, and none of them will return. , Meng, Yunchen is dead, and the battalion is broken. The order is invited to cover the butcher, and not to let him escape. The soldiers all cry for grievances, please take revenge. The minister is the most important of the court, and he should wait for the edict, follow and restrain, and return This way. Beg to send envoys to ask questions, and send troops to punish. The minister has sent his younger brother Keqin to wait for Wanqi in the river." He also wrote, "Quanzhong is jealous of his achievements and abilities, and he is cunning and scourge. In the future, it will be a national disaster. But Beg for an imperial edict to cut down his rank, and the ministers command their own Dao soldiers to ask for it, and there is no need to spend food and money." After the imperial court received Li Keyong's memorial, they were thrown into chaos.Now Li Keyong and Zhu Quanzhong are at odds with the two strongest feudal towns, and they have handed over the conflict to the court. This is undoubtedly a hot potato and a prickly prickly pear.The imperial court did not dare to offend Li Keyong, nor did it dare to offend Zhu Quanzhong. There was only mediation between the two sides.The method of mediation is to appease Li Keyong by adding officials and ranks, granting Li Keyong the title of Shou Taifu, Tongping Zhangshi, and Longxi County King, and adding Zhu Quanzhong as Tongping Zhangshi. The Zhongwu Jiedu envoy Zhou Ji was unlucky, not only did he not get promoted and get rich, but he lost his life.In the early years, Yang Fuguang brought the military academy to the river to rescue Chang'an. After Yang Fuguang's death, he refused to obey anyone's command and dispersed one after another.Some of them, led by a general named Lu Yanhong, plundered Dongchuan and returned to Xuzhou, drove Zhou Ji away, and chased him to kill him, exactly the same as Zhou Ji treated Xue Neng back then. It is also necessary to explain the ending of the official tumbler Wang Duo.Wang Duo once recommended Zhu Quanzhong before the battle in Chang'an, and later the imperial court sent Wang Duo and Zhu Quanzhong to Xuanwu to defend against the enemy.At the beginning, because of Wang Duo's influence, Zhu Quanzhong was very respectful to Wang Duo.Later, as Zhu Quanzhong's army became more and more powerful, gradually Zhu Quanzhong became less polite to Wang Duo.Wang Duo felt bored, so he took the initiative to write to the court, asking to return to the court.The imperial court did not let Wang Duo return to the imperial court but appointed him an official of the Yichang Jiedu Envoy.Maybe this is also Tian Lingzi's idea to the emperor in order to repel dissidents. Lord Wang Duo has always paid attention to maintenance, with gorgeous clothes, groups of concubines, and rich food and drink.The so-called "big trees attract the wind" and "fat pigs are slaughtered". When this tumbler Mr. Wang passed by Weizhou, Wei Bo Jiedu envoy Le Yanzhen sent his son Le Congxun to ambush him by the roadside and robbed Mr. Wang.Wang Duo and three hundred officials were all killed, and all the concubines, utensils and money were looted.But the weak imperial court could only listen to Le Yanzhen's lie about Wang Duo's death from a bandit, and could not pursue and punish the Le family and his son. Li Keyong hated Zhu Quanzhong deeply, and vowed to capture Zhu Quanzhong alive, sleep his skin and eat his flesh.Li Ke is young and arrogant, and gets carried away after a few glasses of wine, which shows that he is still very immature in politics.Although Zhu Quanzhong was good at scheming, the assassination he arranged was obviously ill-considered and thoughtful, and it was too blatant.Li Keyong and his subordinates are like tigers and wolves, how can Yang Yanhong be the only one who can kill them?Li Ke escaped with a narrow escape, which is tantamount to a tiger returning to the forest.Li Keyong's frivolousness and Zhu Quanzhong's sloppiness caused both of them to be punished impulsively for this conflict. The two strongest feudal towns at the end of Tang Dynasty formed a feud, which made the process of the history of the Five Dynasties very complicated, dangerous and dangerous. difficult. Let's try to assume that if Zhu Quanzhong and Li Ke didn't fight each other so quickly, the situation in the world might be different.Because Li Keyong and Zhu Quanzhong are the two most powerful forces in the north and south respectively at this time, generally speaking, they will use the strategy of "distance friendship and close attack" to gradually integrate the weak forces around them, and only after forming two major groups will they fight each other. , North and South hegemony.At that time, it will only be a matter of who wins, and the time will not be long, and the world will not suffer from too much chaos.Li Keyong and Zhu Quanzhong have regarded each other as the biggest and most direct enemy so early on, and they have been unable to take care of each other, and it is difficult to separate and integrate the surrounding forces, so they can only conquer with a slightly stronger appearance than ordinary princes, and it is even difficult to call it Fighting for hegemony, it is even more difficult to reach the heavyweight of fighting for the king.However, history cannot be assumed to repeat itself again.In a series of subsequent incidents, Zhu Quanzhong and Li Ke behaved in this way more than once, which also shows that the enmity between Zhu and Li this time was not a very accidental and regrettable thing. After destroying Huang Chao, driving Li Keyong away, and squeezing Wang Duo away, Zhu Quanzhong has stabilized his position in Xuanwu.One day, Zhu Quanzhong chatted with Mrs. Zhang in the inner house, and talked about Li Keyong's repeated complaints to the court, which caused an uproar in the world.Speaking of the battle with Qin Zongquan, Qin Zongquan is really difficult to deal with now.But Zhu Quanzhong could no longer ask Li Ke for help.Crow's mouth was really hit by Zhu Quanzhong's words. He didn't expect that after Huang Chao was wiped out, there would be such a big trouble waiting for him.He originally thought that Li Ke was useless, so he made the assassination attempt of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge.In times of crisis, the neighbors and towns of Sheshe learned from Li Keyong's lessons learned from the past. Who would dare to come to help?The matter has come to this point, it is too late to say anything now, I can only fight on my own, Zhu Quanzhong is very annoying. Mrs. Zhang said that Zhu Quanzhong's assassination of Li Keyong was indeed reckless, not without reproach.In fact, Zhu Quanzhong was also a little regretful, he shouldn't have provoked Li Keyong's Tian Zihao opponent so impetuously.Zhu Quanzhong sighed, took Mrs. Zhang's hand and said, "His grandma, it's so difficult to get a piece of land!" After the battle between Chen and Cai, "Li Keyong was in the north, and Zhu Quanzhong was in the south." The two peaks stood side by side, and the two tigers could not tolerate each other.