Chapter 16 5. Annexation of Heyang

Li Ke was lucky, drinking cold water was refreshing.Zhuge Shuang died, leaving the fat of Heyang.Everyone says that Heyang is good, and the ground in Heyang is full of treasures.grab!Of course, a person is not called grabbing, it is called picking.A group of talents is called grabbing. In March 887, Li Keyong's father, Li Guochang, died.The death of Li Guochang did not weaken Li Keyong, but Li Keyong had many good things. If you are lucky, you will be hit by meat buns while sitting at home. Li Ke was lucky, and he was lucky one after another, being hit by a lot of meat buns.Because there are always people who pave the way for the expansion of Li Keyong's hegemony, although some people do it on purpose, while others do not.If people don't have this bridge, excuses to go up and down stairs, etc., no matter what kind of glamorous clothes are wrapped around this thing, if there is no such thing as an excuse, things will not start, and there is even no possibility of realization.But if you have this thing, the originally difficult things will become logical and must be done.

Zhaoyi's work is not over yet, and fatter prey comes again. Heyang, the sun of the Yellow River.A place that everyone covets. With Heyang, it is like setting up machine guns and cannons behind Zhu Quanzhong. I don’t know if you still remember that Zhuge Shuang, General Zhuge, the fat and fat general Zhuge.His Heyang Jiedu Envoy is double, he was canonized by both Huang Chao and Tang Dynasty.Ever since Zhuge Shuang was deceived by Zhu Quanzhong, Zhuge Shuang had a complete realization, and felt that the world is impermanent, that this intriguing political game is not suitable for him, and that there is no truth in this turbulent era.So Zhuge Shuang decided not to participate in any battles, nor to stand on the side of any forces.Zhuge Shuang comfortably lived a life in a paradise in Heyang, a land rich in natural resources.Zhuge Shuang's life can be described in one word, cool!To describe it in two words, it's really cool!The world almost forgot about Zhuge Shuang.

But time cannot forget Zhuge Shuang. Zhuge Shuang is old, Zhuge Shuang is sick, and Zhuge Shuang has come to the end of his life. Although Zhuge Shuang was born at the bottom of the class, had little education, didn't have a few lines of poetry in his stomach, and had no fighting skills, but Zhuge Shuang was quite familiar with the world, especially good at managing officials, big and small.Everyone has their own strengths, and any inconspicuous person may have a specialty in a certain field.Zhuge Shuang's specialty is Wenzhi, good at managing officials and local politics.If Zhuge Shuang was born in a peaceful age, he might be a local official with outstanding achievements.Officials at all levels under the Heyang town government obeyed and recognized Zhuge Shuang, abided by the law and fulfilled their duties, and everyone worked hard to manage Heyang in an orderly manner, with a bumper harvest.Zhuge Shuang simplifies the domestic laws and regulations, and the orders are consistent, even ordinary people can understand it, so everything is well-regulated, disputes and lawsuits rarely occur, domestic politics can be described as clear, and ordinary people can live and work in peace and contentment.

Zhuge Shuang lived a very comfortable life. There are unpredictable things in the sky, and people have misfortunes and blessings. In 886 AD, Zhuge Shuang, who was very good at living, fell ill for some reason, and could neither give birth nor live, leaving behind a young son, Zhuge Zhongfang.Liu Jing, the general of Heyang, and Zhang Quanyi, the governor of Zezhou under Heyang, supported Zhuge Zhongfang as the acting Jiedu envoy. When Liu Jing supported Zhuge Zhongfang as the acting Jiedu envoy, he ignored one person. This person was the deputy envoy of Heyang Jiedu, Li Hanzhi.If people ignore things that are worth ignoring, it is called grasping the big and letting go of the small, and outline the essentials; if people ignore things that should not be ignored, it is called sowing seeds of disaster, and there will be endless troubles.Li Hanzhi is definitely a person who should not be ignored, he is definitely a person of weight, and he is definitely a person who thinks he is important and a person who makes trouble.

Li Hanzhi is from Xiangcheng, Chenzhou, and he is a fellow villager with Yuan Shikai hundreds of years later.Li Hanzhi would punch and kick a few times. When he was young, he lived in a temple as a fake monk, begging for a living in the streets and alleys.Begging is easier said than done, if you are hungry and full, you can occasionally beg, but often you can't.If there is no food for a few days, Li Hanzhi will gather these beggars to rob everywhere.In this way, Li Hanzhi became the leader of the beggar gang. In order to escape the war, the people in Puzhou and Jiangzhou hid on the local Moyun Mountain, built fortifications, and trained regiments to form self-protection forces.Bandits and rebels attacked Moyun Mountain several times but were repelled, but Li Hanzhi led hundreds of disciples of the Beggar Clan to conquer Moyun Mountain in one battle, which shows his strength.From then on, people gave Li Han the nickname "Li Moyun".Li Han later came to join the Huangchao uprising army, but was defeated in the battle with Gao Pian after crossing the river.Li Hanzhi surrendered to Gao Pian, and Gao Pian made him the prefect of Guangzhou.Later, Qin Zongquan ran rampant in the Central Plains and defeated Li Hanzhi repeatedly.Desperate, Li Hanzhi defected to Zhuge Shuang with his defeated soldiers.Zhuge Shuang was not stupid, he made Li Hanzhi the deputy envoy of Heyang Jiedu and stayed behind in the eastern capital, stationed in the front line of Luoyang to resist Qin Zongquan's westward advance.

Qin Zongquan sent Xiao general Sun Ru to plunder the land to the west, all the way to Luoyang, the eastern capital.After the two stalemate for several months, Li Hanzhi couldn't take it anymore, so he withdrew from Luoyang and fled to Mianchi.The ministries of Qin Zongquan have a common habit, which is better than attacking, plundering and fighting, and does not know how to manage the territory, so the characteristics of bandits are obvious.Sun Ru was no exception. After capturing Luoyang, he burned, killed and looted wantonly, and swept away wealth, men and women.Since Li Hanzhi abandoned Luoyang, Zhuge Shuang sent another person to clean up the mess in Luoyang.Unexpectedly, Li Hanzhi ran back again and asked to be left behind in Luoyang again. Not only that, but also beat away the people sent by Zhuge Shuang.Zhuge Shuang had nothing to do about it, so he had to let it go.Li Hanzhi's repeated greed and humbleness are evident again.

After Zhuge Shuang's death, Liu Jingsu looked down on Li Hanzhi and planned to take this opportunity to abolish Li Hanzhi.Getting rid of a tyrannical person like Li Hanzhi is no easy task, it requires an excuse and even more preparation.There will be excuses soon, because excuses are borrowed, and as long as there is a gap, there will be borrowing.Li Hanzhi was at odds with his subordinate Guo Qi.After finding an excuse, Li Hanzhi executed Guo Qi without authorization.Because Guo Cong was an old general in Heyang, there was a commotion in the army over Guo Cong's death, and people were dissatisfied.Liu Jing seized this opportunity to drive a wedge between Li Hanzhi and his subordinates, and encouraged the Luoyang army to rebel.

Liu Jing personally led an army of 30,000 to raid Li Han's camp. Li Hanzhi hurriedly fought, but was defeated and retreated to Qiangou.Liu Jing pursued him desperately, and chased him to Qianhao.Li Hanzhi fought again.Liu Jing didn't expect that Li Hanzhi, who was in a hurry, was full of fighting spirit.Instead, Liu Jing was defeated by Li Hanzhi.Li Hanzhi entered Luoyang again.Liu Jing couldn't defeat Li Hanzhi quickly, so he had to return to Heyang.Now that the war has begun, it will not end easily.Li Hanzhi saw that Liu Jing retreated, and pursued him all the way to Gong County, Linsi Water Village, and counted down the days to cross the river to attack Liu Jing.Liu Jing sent Zhang Quanyi to guard Sishui to resist Li Hanzhi.

An accident happened. The inevitable result of ignoring important things is that "accidents" happen. Zhang Quanyi joined forces with Li Hanzhi, and they stood in a trench.This is what Liu Jing did not expect. The so-called "did not expect" does reflect that Liu Jing's level is not good, because this is "should have been thought of". Zhang Quanyi and Li Hanzhi were originally allied brothers, and the relationship between the two has always been very good.Liu Jing underestimated the relationship between Li Hanzhi and Zhang Quanyi, or Zhang Quanyi kept a low profile and did not let anyone know about his relationship with Li Hanzhi.After Zhang Quanyi joined forces with Li Hanzhi, he came to Heyang to kill.Liu Jing reined in his troops and dared not fight, but stood guard in strict formation.After all, Heyang governs the government, and the city is strong.Li Hanzhi and Zhang Quanyi were unable to attack Heyang for a long time, so they had to retreat to Huaizhou.Not long after, the exile bandit Sun Ru came again, drove away Zhuge Zhongfang and Liu Jing in one fell swoop, and occupied Heyang.

In less than a year, Qin Zongquan suffered repeated setbacks under the conflict from the left to the right. Sometimes Pu resisted in the east, Gao Pian resisted in the south, and Zhu Quanzhong in the west was the biggest enemy.Zhu Quanzhong's military strength is not as good as Qin Zongquan's, but his combat effectiveness is very strong.Under siege from all sides, Qin Zongquan declined rapidly.Seeing that Qin Zongquan in the rear was weakening day by day, Sun Ru had to give up Heyang and return to the east.Seeing Sun Ru leave, Li Hanzhi and Zhang Quanyi gathered up their troops and prepared to attack Heyang.However, after several battles with Liu Jing, Li Hanzhi lost a lot of troops. Now that his strength is weak, he went to occupy Heyang for fear of stealing chickens and losing money.Li Hanzhi thought of Li Keyong in Hedong, and planned to ask Li Keyong to help him seek Heyang.

Why did Li Hanzhi invite Li Keyong? Because, Li Hanzhi and Li Keyong have old friends, even friends in crisis, friends of life and death. After Li Keyong was assassinated by Zhu Quanzhong and escaped by chance, Li Keyong returned all the way to the west, but Zhu Quanzhong chased and killed him. All the prefectures and counties along the way refused to pass the customs and did not provide Li Keyong with food, drink and accommodation.When Li Keyong was in despair, only Li Hanzhi from Luoyang extended a helping hand.Li Hanzhi admired Li Keyong's bravery and legendary stories very much, so he provided Li Keyong with a lot of money and food regardless of offending Zhu Quanzhong.Li Keyong was very grateful for this, and the two formed a deep friendship ever since. Another big piece of fat delivered to your mouth, and it's when you're hungry.How delicious it is! If the fat is brought to the mouth and still not bitten, it is either that there is something wrong with the teeth or something wrong with the brain. Li Keyong immediately decided to send troops. This is really what you want. Luzhou and Heyang are the military routes to send troops to the Central Plains, and now they are at your fingertips.Li Keyong sent general An Jinjun with 30,000 troops to assist Li Hanzhi in capturing Heyang.At the same time, Li Keyong, as a favor, went to the court to ask Li Han to be conferred the post of Heyang Jiedu envoy, and to make peace with Zhongshumen, conferring Zhang Quanyi as Henan Yin and Dongdu to stay behind.Since then, Li Hanzhi has been following Li Keyong and never rebelled until he died of old illness.