On the 13th day of the 6th month of the 9th year of Wude, Li Shimin abolished the Xingtai system and set up a Governor's Office in Luozhou (Luoyang). In the first year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin appointed Qu Tutong as the Governor of Luozhou.
In the same year, Li Er divided the world into ten Daos. Luoyang and Zhengzhou both belonged to Henan Daos. At that time, the imperial court did not set up fixed officials and offices in each Daos. They only temporarily sent officials and ambassadors to patrol. At first, they were called Pacifiers. It was not until the second year of Ruizong Jingyun that the imperial court set up Jiedushi in each Daos.
The An Lushan Rebellion at the end of the Tang Dynasty was caused by the military power of the Jiedushi.
Speaking of the current Pacifier of Henan Daos, Ren Can, his brother Ren Gui was also the Pacifier of Henan Daos in the first year of Wude. Liu Rengui was indebted to him.
At that time, Ren Gui was drafting memorials to discuss state affairs. Liu Rengui saw the draft and helped him edit a few lines. Ren Gui was amazed by his talent and learning, and as a result, she appointed him as the Xi Province Army Commander!
In the Sweet Dew Hall, Zhao Song received the order and left. He had to draft the imperial edict and send it out. After all, time waits for no one.
At the same time, Li Er's last sentence attracted the attention of everyone. Fang Xuanling's eyes flashed, and he cupped his hands and asked, "Your Majesty, Provincial Governor Wang should be in Suizhou. Why is he in Dengzhou?"
According to the Tang Dynasty's laws, the Governors of each province should be in charge of their own affairs. They were not allowed to leave the province unless the emperor ordered them to do so. Now that Wang Yu suddenly appeared in Dengzhou, and from what Li Er said, Wang Yu even brought an army with him.
Li Zexuan's heart stirred, and he also looked towards Li Er.
Li Er smiled faintly and said, "A month ago, I received news that there were bandits in Zhengzhou causing trouble. I thought that Wei Zheng would face the retaliation of the local officials and the fierce retaliation of the Cui family. To prevent some people from acting out of desperation, I ordered Ren Can to choose two hundred elites to sneak into Guancheng County to protect Wei Zheng in the dark.
I also ordered Sui Province's Governor Wang Yu to lead 20,000 troops to hide in Dengzhou and be ready to assist Wei Zheng. Now, it seems that some people will always take risks and commit treacherous acts. Therefore, Wang Yu's troops can also be put to use! "
When the officials heard this, they couldn't help but exclaim, "Your Majesty is wise!"
Li Zexuan, on the other hand, secretly curled his lips. He thought to himself that Old Li was indeed a sly old fox. No wonder he wasn't worried at all. It turned out that he had already prepared a backup plan!
Qin Qiong cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, Governor Wang's twenty thousand troops will not be able to stop the Cui Family's rebel army. Even if Ren Can gathers ten states' troops, he will not be their match. The Imperial Court must send elites to Zhengzhou!"
Li Er nodded and said, "What Shu Bao said is also what I was thinking. In that case, who do you think I should send to Zhengzhou to quell the rebellion?"
Cheng Yaojin was immediately energized. He stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, this old subject requests permission to lead the Right Guard to Zhengzhou!"
"Your Majesty, this old subject requests battle. I am willing to lead the Right Martial Marquis to Zhengzhou!"
"Your Majesty, this old subject is willing to lead Zuo Xiao Wei to Zhengzhou!"
Yuchi Jingde and Niu Jinda did not want to be left behind. They also stepped forward and asked for battle!
Li Zexuan was not interested in war. However, when he saw this scene, he could not help but feel his blood boil. He was fascinated!
This was the prosperous Tang Dynasty! This was the prosperous Tang Dynasty that countless people of the Yan Huang Dynasty were proud of!
In the face of war, no one was afraid. Everyone was filled with fighting spirit!
The yellow sand wore golden armor after a hundred battles. They would not return until they had conquered Loulan!
This was the belief that every Tang Dynasty general had!
They would press forward without stopping until they reached their goal!
What a great era this was!
"Your Majesty, this subject requests battle too! This subject is willing to lead the Black Armored Army to Zhengzhou! Although Chang 'an is a few hundred miles away from Zhengzhou, the Black Armored Army can reach it in two days! As long as the rebel army dares to leave the city, this subject will lead the Black Armored Army to wipe them all out! "
At this moment, a middle-aged general in his thirties saluted Li Er.
This was Duan Zhixuan!
Among the people that Li Zexuan had asked Zhao Song to summon, only Duan Zhixuan was someone that Li Zexuan had never seen before. Thus, when this person appeared, Li Zexuan guessed his identity!
"Good!"
Seeing the emotions of the officials below, Li Er shouted, "Everyone, listen to the decree!"
The faces of the officials in the hall turned serious as they saluted, "This subject awaits the decree!"
Li Er said, "Cui Junchuo from the Cui Family of Qinghe ignored the grace of the emperor and did not repent. She actually assassinated an important official of the imperial court, bewitched the people, and disrespected the emperor. I hereby order Li Jing to be the general in charge of the military of Henan Province. He will lead the left, middle, and right armies into Zhengzhou to wipe out the rebellion.
Qin Qiong will be the deputy general in charge of the military. He will lead twenty thousand troops from the middle army to Zhengzhou through Luoyang.
Cheng Zhijie will lead twenty thousand troops from the right army to surround Zhengzhou and prevent the rebels from escaping to other provinces.
Niu Jinda will lead twenty thousand troops from the left army from Xuzhou to prevent the rebel army from attacking Luoyang.
At that time, if the rebel army has already left Zhengzhou or Luoyang has already fallen, the three armies will combine their forces to wipe out the rebel army!
Duan Zhixuan, I order you to lead three thousand Black Armored Troops to Zhengzhou. If you meet enemies in the wilderness, go all out to wipe them out!
For this rebellion, all of you must exterminate the rebels. Since the Cui Clan of Boling and the Zheng Clan of Xingyang are accomplices and have committed such treacherous acts, they must be exterminated without leaving a single one alive! "
When the emperor was angry, millions of corpses would fall, and blood would flow for a thousand miles!
When these cold words came out of Li Er's mouth, it meant that many people would die in the following period of time!
"This subject obeys the decree!"
Li Jing, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Niu Jinda, and Duan Zhixuan stepped forward and cupped their fists solemnly.
The hearts of the other officials turned cold. Li Er actually sent out the Black Armored Troops to wipe out the rebellion. This was the most elite heavy cavalry in the world. Even the wolf cavalry of the Turks had to flee when they saw them!
Three thousand Black Armored Troops was not a small number. When Li Shimin defeated Wang Shichong at Hulao Pass, he had only used one thousand of the Black Armored Troops. In the end, he had captured and beheaded more than six thousand people. Later on, Wang Shichong was unwilling to admit defeat and sent one hundred thousand men. Li Shimin had used three thousand five hundred Black Armored Troops to lead the charge and ultimately defeated these people. From this, one could see the strength of this heavy cavalry force.
Of course, one could also see that Old Li was determined to kill the Cui Family of Qinghe, the Zheng Family of Xingyang, and the Cui Family of Boling!
"Time is of the essence. My beloved subjects, gather the troops. Tomorrow morning, the three armies will set out for Zhengzhou!"
Li Er nodded.
There was a saying that a cannon shot was worth ten thousand taels of gold! Although there were no cannons in this era, fighting wars was still rather expensive. However, the Great Tang's treasury was filled with grain and fodder, so Li Er had the confidence to start this rebellion!
"Yes!"
The officials cupped their fists and left!
"Marquis Yong 'an, you stay!"
Li Zexuan also wanted to take the opportunity to slip away, but Li Er's words forced him to face this cruel reality!
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