"The puppet country regards the water thieves as enemies. It should be noted that the water thieves are all transformed by good people. They are caused by the repeated tyranny of the court. From this point of view, the leader of the puppet country is really unbearable!"

Biejia on the side agreed softly, with a sense of superiority on his face, shook his head, and became inexplicably proud of himself: "This is how we, the Tang Dynasty, can be considered orthodox!"

"It is quite unkind for the puppet country to act like this. Aren't you afraid of losing people's hearts?" As the governor of Jiangzhou, Liu Wanqing couldn't bear to face such a tragic scene.

Although he was not a citizen of his own country, as a descendant of a poor family, Liu Wanqing was still a little angry, and he was even more dissatisfied with the puppet Tang Dynasty leader who attacked the city last year.

Jiangzhou is located along the river and on the boundary of Poyang Lake. The management of fishermen is also very lax. After all, it is a peaceful and prosperous age. However, at this time, large-scale water thieves are coming, which is already very serious for the Yamen.

burden.

These water thieves who could not survive had fled Hunan and had begun to plunder the villages and towns under his jurisdiction. He had personally rushed to the battle formation against the enemy water thieves, witnessed Huo's naked body, and had seen how he was hung up.

The public water thief died of dehydration.

"Let Zhang Sima be on guard, and he must not let up on these water thieves!" Liu Jingshi said softly.

"No!" The assistant officials of the Governor's Office on the side nodded, but their faces were still full of worry.

"In the Ming Dynasty, the water thieves are powerful, and our Jiangzhou has been at peace for many years. If we are caught off guard, something might happen, so we still need to report it to the Ming court!"

"Poyang Lake is thousands of miles away, and there are already countless water thieves here. Now there are water thieves from Dongting Lake. I'm afraid there will be chaos in the future, and the people will be harassed!"

Everyone remonstrated.

At this time of external influence, it is more appropriate to seek help from the imperial court. If something goes wrong, it will definitely endanger the official career, so the blame must be dumped quickly.

"That's right!" Although he had read a lot and was a bit pedantic, Governor Liu still knew the importance of official career. He nodded quickly and asked his staff to draft a memorial and report it to the Ming court.

Later, Poyang Lake turned out to be just as they said. The local water thieves and the Dongting Lake water thieves were incompatible with each other, and they continued to fight, affecting the people. A large number of villages and towns along the Poyang Lake were burned down, and thick smoke continued to emerge.

After all, although Poyang Lake is large, the territory has already been clearly divided. If outsiders want to beg for food and settle down, they will definitely have to fight.

The warm Poyang Lake suddenly boiled up throughout the summer. For the Southern Tang Dynasty, which was enjoying peace and focusing on guarding the Central Plains, the chaos in Poyang Lake was like a blow to the heart, which was extremely uncomfortable.

In less than half a month, the entire Poyang Lake was instantly out of control. The fishing industry was severely damaged, and many states and counties were also attacked. The former granary was now riddled with scars.

The already scarce treasury not only had to pay for the emperor's funeral, but also reward officials and support the nobles. Now, the granary was damaged, and the civil and military officials and nobles felt uncomfortable.

At this time, in order to stabilize the focus of the top leadership, the new emperor Li Yu began to appoint old ministers. For example, the old general He Jingzhu with many military exploits was awarded the title of "General of the Right Guard" and the title of Duke Rui.

As for Lin Renzhao staying in the southern capital, the local southerners were full of objections at first, but suddenly they became calm, and some people proposed to be promoted to a higher position.

Hongzhou is located at the center of Poyang Lake. In order to eliminate the water bandits as soon as possible, we can only let Lin Renzhao, who is capable of fighting, continue to display his abilities and not be abnormal.

Who is Lin Renzhao? He was originally a general of the Fujian Kingdom. He later returned to the Southern Tang Dynasty to rescue Shouzhou. In the battle of Zhengyang Bridge, he set fire to the bridge against the wind to prevent the Zhou army from advancing. He was appointed as the governor of Zhenhai, and then changed to Zhenhai.

Wuchang.

After the establishment of the Northern Song Dynasty, Lin Renzhao urged Li Yu, the later leader of the Tang Dynasty: "The military strength in Huainan is very weak, and the Song Dynasty has used troops for many years to pacify Western Shu, Jinghu Lingnan, and traveled thousands of miles. The soldiers are tired. This is an opportunity. Your Majesty only needs to give me

With tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, I can seize Huainan. Your Majesty can announce to the outside world that I have rebelled. Then if I succeed, Huainan will belong to the country. If I lose, your Majesty will destroy my whole family, to show that your Majesty does not know anything about it."

Unfortunately, Li Yu had been scared out of his wits by the Central Plains Forbidden Army and was inexplicably frightened. However, with the new ruler and new atmosphere, Lin Renzhao was appointed as the Nanchang Yin who stayed in Nandu (now Nanchang, Jiangxi).

It can be said that for the Southern Tang Dynasty, which lacked military generals and had weak soldiers, Lin Renzhao was the only capable general who could fight against the Northern Song Dynasty, no less than Li Mu of Zhao State in the late Warring States Period.

Zhao Kuangyin was very afraid of Lin Renzhao, so he bribed his entourage, got his portrait, and hung it in his other room.

Unfortunately, like Li Mu, he always has a regrettable ending. In the fifth year of Kaibao (972), the empress of Tang fell into Song Taizu's counterintuitive plan and killed Lin Renzhao.

Shortly after his death, without this Optimus Prime-like figure, the Southern Tang Dynasty perished.

"Humph, the imperial envoys will come when they are called, and they will go when they are waved away. Now that the water thieves are raging, I think of my father again!"

In the mansion, Lin Renzhao received the imperial edict without any resentment. Instead, he responded excitedly, looking like a loyal minister.

And his daughter had just turned sixteen, and she worshiped her father so much. She saw her father being humiliated and insulted by the literati before, and now she treated her diligently. Although she didn't understand the meaning of the two worlds of ice and fire, she still felt extremely dissatisfied.

"I am just a general who surrendered to the country. The late emperor did not look down upon me because of my humble status. Instead, he used me with great importance. Now I have been added to the list of important ministers and generals who stayed in Nandu and are the first-class ministers of the imperial court. What else do I need to complain about?"

Lin Renzhao shook his head slightly, and said softly to his daughter who pursed her lips: "A man must be content, and more importantly, he must know how to be loyal to the emperor. Only when he is neither humble nor happy can he be a good general!"

"Daddy is amazing!"

Despite his words, Lin Renzhao's heart was full of gloom.

In the entire court, only Hanlin scholar Chen Qiao appreciated him, while the others were full of false accusations.

He was born in the army. Although he served as a general, he could still share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, so he won the military's morale and made many military exploits.

As for Huangfu Jixun Zhu Lingyun and others in the army, they were born as generals and were extremely unworthy. They strived to be the first in everything, but they were repeatedly defeated. They were deeply indebted to the emperor and had a bad relationship with him.

Although he was proud, he also knew that he was just a surrendered general, and it was extremely dangerous to serve alone in the court. He wanted to make friends, but the literati despised him and the military men disdained him, and had little effect.

What's more important is that the imperial court was in turmoil due to party disputes and the struggle between northerners and southerners. As a general of the Fujian Kingdom, he was not integrated at all.

"Are the Poyang Lake water thieves so powerful this time? I heard that many of the defenders couldn't defeat them!" the youngest daughter asked innocently.
Chapter completed!