Chapter 299
Yan Hanyu finally understood why Zhao Xian went to Chuzhou in person, but it turned out that the water bandits that were haunted in the Jianghuai area were Yan Shuijun hidden in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and even the current emperor wanted to get a naval army.
He had hidden for ten years and grew invisibly for more than ten years. This shows that the Yan Shui Army's extraordinary ability is unparalleled, such as fighting, commerce, and raising an island with wealth. Rather than saying that the emperor wanted to get the navy, he wanted to get the rich salt field.
She didn't remember seeing any records about Yan Shuijun in any book.
The origin of Yan Shuijun is only a few words. The book records that Yan Shuijun was compiled by Prince Wen Xian of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Prince Wen Xian was loyal, brave and brave, practicing attacks and fighting, sharing joys and sorrows with his soldiers. He was highly supported and convinced the public.
Prince Wen Xian is the eldest son of Emperor Yuanzong of Tang, and is the eldest brother of the Houzhu Li.
There seems to be not many records about Prince Wenxian. She has never seen it in Bianjing. She found a book in Suzhou from her grandfather's study, which records the deeds of Prince Wenxian.
The prince of Wenxian was named Li Congji. He was first granted the title of Duke of Chujiang and moved to the King of Nanchang.
When Emperor Yuanzong of Tang succeeded to the throne, he made an oath in front of the Liezu Palace and made a promise to his brothers. Therefore, his eldest son Li Congji was released when he was young and stayed in Yangzhou, the eastern capital, and was granted the title of Duke Jiang of Chu.
Later, after his uncle was granted the title of crown prince, Li Congji moved to the town of Runzhou to garrison and was named King of Nanchang.
When the Later Zhou army captured Guangling and Wu Yue also invaded Changzhou. At this time, Li Congji was stationed in Runzhou, and the situation was critical. Considering that Li Congji was young, Yuanzong hurriedly wanted to recall Li Congji. However, all the generals of Jinling thought that once the commander fled to the enemy, the morale of the army would be deteriorated.
A general advised: "Although the King of Nanchang is young, the marshal is so important that everyone relies on. If he suddenly abandons his troops and returns, his subordinates will be in chaos. What do you want to return?" Li Congji agreed with his opinion very much. After Yuanzong found out, he dismissed the idea of recalling Li Congji and prepared for war. Li Congji also decided to defend Runzhou with the generals, fight to the death, and never live alone. For a moment, the morale of the whole army was greatly boosted.
Facing the strong enemy, the front army was defeated continuously. Li Congji learned that the Duyu Marquis Chai Kehong was brave and good at fighting, so he used his life to guarantee that Chai Kehong was promoted to the leading general of the front enemy with his own life. Everyone thought that it was ominous to change generals in the face of the enemy. Once they were defeated, they would ignore the king's orders, and the consequences would be unimaginable. However, Li Congji was unmoved, and Chai Kehong was also kind to be kind and became more and more brave as he fought. After stabilizing Runzhou, he led his troops to rescue the siege of Changzhou, defeated the Wu Yue army, beheaded ten thousand, and captured more than ten generals. Li Congji considered the critical situation and did not know what other party had to do, so he ordered all the captive generals to be killed in front of the gate. The entire army was excited and everyone praised his wise decision-making and supported the King of Nanchang from then on.
Li Congji was a taciturn man, a brave young man. When he went to battle, he did not flee when he was in battle, which shows that he had courage; the battle situation was chaotic, and choosing a good general in a flash, which shows that he had vision; he guaranteed his life and lived and died with his soldiers, which shows that he had a decisive and proficient in leading troops; he killed prisoners in front of the army, and promoted the power of the Southern Tang army, and Wu Yue was frightened by it, which shows that he was brave and resolute. This shows that Li Congji was a prince with vision, determination and courage.
With the victory of many wars, Li Congji's prestige in the army was far higher than his uncle. In order to calm the morale of the army, Li Congji was named the crown prince, entered the Eastern Palace, and participated in political affairs.
During the chaos in the north, the Southern Tang Dynasty was still powerful in Jiangnan, but later Zhao Song entered the Central Plains, and the situation in the world had been greatly changed. In order to survive, Emperor Yuanzong of Tang had already been a minister of the Later Zhou Dynasty.
It is precisely because the situation in the world has changed and the overall unification is basically established that Yuanzong appointed Li Congji as the crown prince, which aroused Zhao Song's dissatisfaction. Li Congji's strong temperament was not tolerated by Zhao Song. Tang Yuanzong knew very well that with the national strength of the Southern Tang Dynasty, it was difficult to fight against the powerful northern regime. Whether it was the Later Zhou or Zhao Song, the final way out for the Southern Tang was only one way out. Confrontation could only attract more killing and faster destruction. And surrender might even survive.
Yuanzong sought peace, so Li Congji's final outcome was to lose his position and die.
The book is full of ink and full of writing praises the courage of Prince Wenxian, but the ending is a helpless sentence.
The book avoids mentioning Yan Shuijun's achievements.
When he stayed in Yangzhou, Li Congji had not yet reached the title, so he personally organized a navy army. Such a young talent, invincible and brave, ended up with his death. It was a pity.
As soon as Prince Wen Xian died, Yuanzong appointed Li Congjia as King of Wu, and used the Shangshu Order to participate in political affairs and moved into the Eastern Palace.
Li Congjia is good at poetry and calligraphy, calligraphy and painting, with a large forehead and parallel teeth, and a pair of eyes. Since ancient times, parallel teeth and double pupils have been the image of a saint. Because of his strange appearance, Li Congjia was once suspicious of his elder brother and prince Li Congji. In order to avoid disaster, Li Congjia was obsessed with the classics and books, and did not ask about political affairs, and called himself "Lianfeng Jushi" to show that he was determined to be in the mountains and rivers and had no intention of competing for the throne.
It is precisely because Prince Wen Xian and Houzhu Li had a conflict, no one would have thought that Prince Wen Xian would leave the fish talisman to control Yan Shuijun.
Li Yu had no children and had no children. His wife was heartbroken because of her death and died two years ago.
Now there are only a few confidants and servants left in the Qingyuan Duke Mansion, who are responsible for the funeral of Li Yu.
The Duke of Qingyuan County had already been mourned in the capital. Li Yu was at least the crown prince of a country and now he has an official position, but the capital has not issued a pension order for a long time.
Yan Hanyu didn't want to stay in Luoyang for a long time, so she said she would leave the next day with her mother.
The few trusted and servants who left behind were all very loyal to Qingyuan Duke. Qingyuan Duke passed away and they had no master to rely on. After hearing what they said they left and begged Lin Suxin to take it in.
"You please get up quickly." Lin Suxin said repeatedly, "Before the county magistrate, he returned the contract to you. You will be good people in the future, so how can you continue to be servants?"
The two kneeling in front of them had fair skin and a little bit of voice, so they could not tell their age.
"Mrs. Yan doesn't know that we have served our grandfather since we were young and came to Luoyang from Jinling City. For twenty years, we have not done anything else except serving our grandfather." As one of us said, we were already weeping.
The other man also had red eyes and his voice was a little hoarse, "The prince is gone, the mansion has no master. When the emperor's order comes down, the mansion will be buried. When the mansion changes, we will have nowhere to go."
"You..." Yan Hanyu seemed to understand. She used to be the inner prisoner in the palace. She knew it in her heart, but she couldn't say it clearly, just said, "The county duke has a few uncles, why don't you ask them to take in?"
"Those masters have always been far away from our master. If something happens to him, they have never seen anyone who takes a look at him."
The tone was full of resentment, no wonder they were unwilling to ask the Li family to take in.
Lin Suxin also knew that they had no master and no reliance. The old people who lost their country were inevitably despised by walking outside, but she was not in charge of affairs in the Taifu Mansion, so how could she accept the servants?
While pitying them, Lin Suxin hesitated.
Yan Hanyu saw his mother's hesitation and said to her mother, "My mother is widowed. You know, it's really inconvenient for her to take you in."
"I heard that the county lord and the King of Chu have a deep friendship. If the county lord is willing to help each other, Haishou and Haizhong will be grateful."
Chapter completed!