Chapter 36 Chapter Ten: The Battle of Li Min against Cai

In the mid-Tang Dynasty, An Lushan and Shi Siming launched a separatist war against the imperial court, which was called "Anshi Rebellion" in history.After the Anshi Rebellion, the ruling power of the Tang Dynasty weakened, and many feudal towns rose up in various places.Although they were the Jiedushi of the Tang Dynasty in name, they did not obey the orders of the Tang Dynasty at all, and went their own way in economics, politics, and military affairs. Later, even the position of Jiedushi was passed down from generation to generation, becoming hereditary, and actually became independent. kingdom.In the areas they ruled, social production was destroyed, people's lives were uneasy, and people hated and opposed their division.During Tang Dezong, Tang Shunzong's and Tang Xianzong's time, Wu Yuanji, the governor of Huaixi, and Wu Yuanji's uncle and father, based in Caizhou (now Runan County, Henan Province), occupied Huaixi area for more than 30 years.They often send troops to nearby counties to burn, kill and loot, making people's lives even more miserable.The Tang Dynasty also believed that this was a confidant's trouble. They once sent troops to conquer Wu Yuanji, but because the appointed general was not strong enough, they fought for more than a year without much progress.In December of the eleventh year of Emperor Xianzong Yuanhe (816 A.D.), the imperial court reassigned Li Min as Tang (now Tanghe County, Henan Province), Sui (now Sui County, Hubei Province), and Deng (now Dengxian County, Henan Province). The Sanzhou Jiedu envoy organized the West Road troops to continue the crusade against Wu Yuanji.