Chapter 414 The governor of Muzhou raised troops to rebel against the Tang Dynasty

Author: Taiqing Yaodao

Chapter 414 The governor of Muzhou raised troops to rebel against the Tang Dynasty

In the darkness, after an unknown amount of time, He Qing'er finally opened her eyes again.

I don't know when she fell asleep.

Suddenly, she was shocked, because at this moment, a cold hand gently crossed her smooth back.

Her whole body relaxed immediately.

Li Xuan's voice sounded softly in the darkness: "You're awake, can I ask you something?"

"You ask?" He Qinger bit her lower lip slightly.

"Well!" Li Xuan's voice was soft, but the question was very direct: "You have been following your father for a long time. Do you know how many people the Tianyin Sect has in Muzhou? How long does it take for them to assemble and how long does it take to reach Meizhou?

How many people can arrive in front of Lingguan?"

Although Li Xuan captured Meiling Pass, he would have to face the most direct threat from Muzhou at any time.

He needs to have a clear understanding of the enemy's number, size, and strength.

"The prestige of Empress Gu in Muzhou is very high. Over the years, the taxes imposed by the governor of Muzhou in Muzhou are more than twice as high as those in other nearby states, making the people of Muzhou even more alienated. Today, there are seven people in Muzhou

Cheng is a loyal believer of the Goddess Tianyin."

He Qing'er's words made Li Xuan's heart feel heavy.

Although Muzhou has been losing population over the years, even so, the entire Muzhou still has a population of 15,000 households.

The five counties of Chun'an, Jiande, Fenshui, Shouchang and Sui'an have 15,000 households, and the minimum population is more than 50,000.

Among them, there should be at least 20,000 men who can take up arms and join the army.

Twenty thousand, suddenly, Li Xuan felt inexplicably relaxed.

The Tianyin Sect comes out from both the east and the west. Wuzhou in the southeast and Shezhou in the northwest are the focus of the Tianyin Sect's attacks.

Even Shezhou in the northwest is more important than Wuzhou.

Back then, Chen Shuozhen attacked Wuzhou only after he failed to attack Shezhou first.

Shezhou Dudu's Mansion is stationed with half of Huidong Mansion's soldiers from Zhechong Mansion. Once they go east, they will stab the Tianyin Sect in the back.

Unless the old nest is no longer needed, nearly half of the force must be allocated to attack Shezhou.

Li Xuan saw this, and the emperor and the central government also saw this, so they sent Qiu Shenji to Shezhou to serve as the governor of Shezhou.

The purpose is to use Qiu Shenji to assist Wang Dali in seizing the Tianyin Sect's way out from the west.

Once the Tianyin Sect goes west and crosses Shezhou and Xuanzhou, it will immediately reach the coast of the Yangtze River.

At that time, whether they cross the Yangtze River to attack Luzhou, or go down the river to attack Jinling and Yangzhou, they are all within their options.

He even went upstream and hit Jiangzhou directly.

The entire Jiangyou area is under the opponent's military front.

Just like playing chess, traveling eastward to Wuzhou, Hangzhou and Yuezhou is just playing dead chess in the corners.

But if you go west, whether it is Luzhou, Jiangzhou or Jinling Yangzhou, all the chess pieces of the Tianyin Sect on the entire chessboard will be alive.

At that time, they truly had the power to threaten the world.

The ones who should really worry about them are no longer Li Xuan and Qiu Shenji, but Empress Wu, Li Zhi and the other princes in the court.

It is impossible for the Tianyin Sect to let go of such a strategy, so the number of troops they can send south to Wuzhou is only 10,000 at most.

Ten thousand.

Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. Wang Fanglin and he once deduced that without recruiting people on a large scale, Wuzhou could recruit retired veterans, young and strong people, and police officers from various places.

There are probably two thousand people under Li Xuan's command.

There may be more to come.

If the strength of the Tianyin Sect's followers is only that of a black pawn, and only with a steady stream of logistical support, then Li Xuan can completely block the Tianyin Sect outside Meiling Pass.

…

After withdrawing his thoughts and feeling the slightly cold skin on his fingertips, Li Xuan calmed down and asked softly: "It is impossible for all the Tianyin Sect's troops to go south to Wuzhou in one go. They always have an order in doing things. You can guess it."

Is one likely to come?"

"Whenever an incident breaks out in the church, the first thing to be determined is the center. I once heard Aye and the others mention that this time they do not plan to use the banner of Emperor Wenjia again, but plan to raise troops to oppose him in the name of Muzhou Governor Shi Xu.

The imperial court imposed a harsh regime, and then changed the Yuanbao response and called on the world to respond." After He Qing'er finished speaking, he immediately felt that the other party's breathing became heavy.

"What's wrong?" He Qing'er asked subconsciously.

"The Empress has great plans!" Li Xuan's voice sounded faintly.

In the darkness, he lay flat on the bed, and it was impossible to see any expression on his face, but the silence showed his shock.

In the name of the governor of Muzhou, he raised troops to oppose the harsh government of the imperial court and changed Yuan Baoying.

Such an action is far from being a simple rebellion by a cult. What they are really plotting is the entire world.

If the governor of a state directly rebels, the sensation caused can spread to the entire world in an instant.

When the world is in turmoil, it will be impossible for the imperial court to take care of Muzhou.

Just like in the past, in the end, the Central Committee only sent three troops from Yangzhou Governor's Mansion southward. In the middle, he mobilized the Hangzhou Navy, the Yuezhou Governor's Mansion's army, and finally added the troops from Wuzhou, and the total was less than 10,000 people.

, and finally relied on a "meteorite falling from the sky" to put down Chen Shuozhen's rebellion.

"Father said that the queen did not want to appear in front of everyone this time. People only need to know that the goddess Tianyin is protecting her secretly. He said that the queen had ulterior motives this time." He Qing'er said these words.

, once again shocked Li Xuan.

But at this time, He Qing'er's words also explained the problem just now, why she knew so clearly about such a big thing as the Tianyin Sect's rebellion against the Tang Dynasty.

It turns out that the one who really knows everything is not her, but her father He Zheng.

"Using the name of the governor as the skin, the Tianshen Sect as the skeleton, and finally at the critical moment, the former imperial family is selected as the leader. In this way, everything will fall into place, and everything will fall into place and Chengdu will be completed." Li Xuan said at a glance.

I saw the calculation behind this.

Emperor Wenjia is already dead, so there is no need to dig her out again.

The empress will not walk out of the front desk this time, so the one standing in front of everyone this time is probably Wen Fuzhi.

This also explains Li Xuan's previous question, why at the critical moment when the Tianyin Sect was about to start an uprising, Wen Fuzhi and Zhang Wanyu were not at the main altar in the mountain or Wuzhou at all, but were running around outside.

If Fang Yunxiu hadn't died, even Zhang Wanyu wouldn't have come back.

It turns out that it was not them who started the trouble from the beginning, but Shi Shu, the governor of Muzhou.

This poor guy.

According to historical records, his father was Shi Huaixun, the former minister of Sinong Temple, and his grandfather was Shi Wanbao, the former Duke of the country and the governor of Luozhou.

Shi Wanbao, the former duke of the country, had a brother, Shi Wanzai, the former duke of Taiping County in the Sui Dynasty and the general.

At that time, Shi Wansui was framed by Yang Su because of Yang Yong's affair. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian was violently killed in the court, and the family was falsely accused of rebellion.

Later, Shi Wanbao and Li Shentong raised troops, and together with Princess Pingyang, opened the gate of Chang'an and welcomed Li Yuan into Chang'an.

Single-handedly destroyed the Sui Dynasty.

But who would have thought that the children of the historian family would follow in the footsteps of their ancestors.

Only this time, it was not the important officials of the court who framed them, but the Empress Tianyin.

Li Xuan was not surprised at all that Tianyin Sect was able to hold Shi Xu hostage and raise troops.

Although Shi Xu has been appointed as the governor of Muzhou for many years, the Tianyin Sect has cultivated deeper in Muzhou.

Coupled with the fact that the imperial court has imposed harsh taxes on Muzhou for more than 20 years, it is surprising that he can win over the people.

As time went by, his family and friends in Muzhou, and even himself, were controlled by the Tianyin Sect, and they were no longer able to control themselves.

Li Xuan only hopes that his life will be better than that of his great-uncle Shi Wansui.

After Yang Jian killed Shi Wansui, he had already realized that he had fallen into Yang Su's conspiracy, but at that time, he had already killed Shi Wansui, so he simply made the mistake.

Now, once Shi Xu Tianyin Sect really starts an uprising in his own name, even if he is coerced, the center will immediately arrest all nine of his clans in the name of treason.

If you encounter an emperor who is as ignorant as Yang Jian, it is possible for him to be executed by everyone in his family by accident.

I just hope that Li Zhi can be more patient and have more trust in Shi Xu.

"I'm afraid this matter is far from that simple."

In the darkness, feeling He Qing'er's coldness, Li Xuan's face became more and more serious.

Thousand-faced Buddha, Shi Jin.

Prince's Seal.

Governor.
To be continued...