Chapter 4 Mist

After the rise of the Hedong Festival, Li Wei went to Jinyang, because of the fierce plagiarism of the people in Hedong, Li Wei's things were not going well, which made him physically and mentally exhausted. After a long time, he actually suffered from typhoid fever, lingering in the sick bed, and seeing heavy day by day.

Li Wei knew that there were not many days to come, so he couldn't help but feel sad from it. One day, Li Wei felt that he had a little spirit, so he strengthened his illness and ordered his clerical officers to write, draft chapters, and write to the court. The main meaning of the memorial is to let Li Shao, the deputy envoy of the army, temporarily stay for observation, take charge of the military power in Hedong, and promote Li Fenggao, the eunuch of the army, as the post of soldiers and horses. Li Shao and Li Fenggao are Li Wei's cronies. They belong to Li Wei's family and entrust their power to their families. Li Wei feels relieved.

Soon, Li Wei died. Duyu Marquis Zhang Kai and Guo Pu thought that Li Wei was nepotism, so they wrote a memorial and deposed Li Shao, and proposed that Shao Shao Shao serve as an observer.

After receiving the letter from Jinyang, Li Yong discussed with the ministers. Tian Lingzi suggested the appointment of Kang Chuangui, the acting governor of the state, as the governor of Hedong. Kang Chuangui is a close relative of Tian Lingzi and often gives gifts to Tian Lingzi. Since Zheng Wei was demoted, in addition to a few ministers such as Yu Cong and Zhang Zhifang, most of them were flatterers. Tian Lingzi's proposal was naturally supported by most of Li and Tang courtiers, and Li Yan decided to let Kang Chuangui take charge of Jinyang's military and political affairs.

Kang Chuangui received the edict and was overjoyed. He said to his staff Gan Xi, "I dreamed a few days ago that I met a yellow dog with a horn on it and ran towards me. It seems that this is a unicorn. Dreaming of Kirin, that's a great wealth. It seems that the emperor appointed me as the governor of Hedong, which is my destiny!"

Gan Xi flattered: "Kang Lishi will be promoted to Hedong jiedushi this time, and he will be very popular. God will dream of you, and he will definitely succeed. Pack up early and work in Jinyang!"

"Hey, don't worry. According to my inside report in Jinyang, Zhang Kai and Guo Pu went to the court after Li Wei's death, asking the court to appoint Ding Qiu as the observation. Although the emperor did not allow it, leaving Zhang Qi and Guo Pu is a scourge after all. I have to design and eliminate it!" Kang Chuangui said with a treacherous smile.

Gan Xi turned his eyes and came up with an idea: "Kang Shuai, you pretend to pass the imperial edict, saying that when you enter Jinyang, you will be rewarded with gold and silver to Zhang Kai and Guo Pu. The meritorious soldiers in the previous Jinyang rebellion all have rewards, asking Zhang Kai and Guo Pu to take ten meritorious generals to welcome your arrival at the gate. At that time, when you kowtow to them and welcome them, order your own soldiers to behead them all to stop future trouble!"

Kang Chuangui nodded and said viciously, "People can't go, and birds can't fly. Killing Zhang Qi, Guo Pu and their cronies, I think who will dare to challenge me in Jinyang in the future?!"

A few days later, Kang Chuangui brought hundreds of his own soldiers to Jinyang City. Zhang Qi and Guo Pu really took ten representatives of the traitors to the gate according to Kang Chuangui's order and knelt on the ground to welcome Kang Chuangui.

Kang Chuangui smiled and said, "General Zhang, General Guo, the representatives of the soldiers and soldiers who have made contributions to suppress the rebellion, you have sent troops to suppress the rebellion in the Jinyang civil strife, and have made great contributions. These gold and silver are rewarded to you. The rest of the meritorious soldiers will be rewarded!"

Kang Chuangui's own soldiers took a tray full of gold and silver and went to Zhang Kai, Guo Pu and others to distribute gold and silver to them. Zhang Wei, Guo Pu and others were so excited that they had no intention to take precautions.

Kang Chuangui wink at his own soldiers. These soldiers suddenly pulled out their sharp blades and turned to Zhang Kai, Guo Pu and others, poor Zhang Kai, Guo Pu and other loyal and righteous people. In a blink of an eye, they became a ghost under the knife and died at the gate of Jinyang City.

This bloody scene happened too suddenly. The soldiers and civilians in Jinyang were horrified, and there were many discussions in the streets and alleys. It was said that Kang Chuangui was a broom star, a murderer, and the first big bad guy in the sky.

After Kang Chuangui became the master of Jinyang, he heard a lot of words that scolded him and couldn't help but be furious. Kang Chuangui determined that Li Wei's family members were the main propagators of these words, so he ordered his own soldiers to kill Li Shao, Li Fenggao and other Li Wei's family members, and killed Zhang Kai, Guo Pu and other family members who rebellious and meritorious soldiers.

In order to establish prestige, Kang Chuangui used torture to show majesty, often revenge on private revenge, and forcibly seized the rich's money, which made people angry. Jinyang soldiers and civilians hated Kang Chuangui to the bone and couldn't wait to skin and cramp him.

One day, Su Hongzhen found Ding Qiu and said, "Ding Shaoyin, you are a famous man in Jinyang, with noble conduct and a high reputation among the military and the people. I hope you can rise to the top, eradicate Kang Chuangui, and let justice defeat evil!"

Dingqiu sighed: "Now the situation in Jinyang is very foggy. Since Zhang Kaist and Guo Pu were killed, Kang Chuangui pointed out his minions, arrested the rebel soldiers and civilians everywhere, and carried out terrorist rule in Jinyang. Kang Chuangui's activities are very cautious. When traveling, there are always a large number of personal soldiers guarding him around, and it is difficult to kill him. If you want to kill the Kang thief, you must come up with a perfect plan and transfer your main soldiers and horses before you can do it!"

Su Hongzhen frowned and asked, "Ding Shaoyin, there is no way to get rid of Kang thieves? Is it possible to sit and watch the soldiers and civilians in Jinyang suffer?!"

Ding Qiu walked back and forth a few steps, suddenly his eyes lit up and said, "General Su, there is a way!" You go to the coach Zhang Yanqiu and ask him to take the initiative to fight, saying that it was to suppress the Shatuo army in Taigu. There are not many Taigu Shatuo army, and this battle will definitely be won. As Kang Chuangui's military merit after he came to Jinyang, he was reported to the court, so Kang Chuangui will definitely agree! As long as Kang Chuangui's main force is dispatched, we will contact the soldiers and civilians with a sense of justice in Jinyang to kill the Kang thief in one fell swoop!"

Su Hongzhen listened, frowned and smiled, "Ding Shaoyin, you still have more ideas. This Zhang Yanqiu is not bad, has a sense of justice, and has a high prestige in the army. He came forward to demand the expropriation of the Shatuo army in Taigu, and I think it must be successful!"

Dingqiu arched his hand and said, "General Su, I'm going to contact the soldiers and civilians who killed Cui Thieves now. You go to Zhang Yanqiu."

Su Hongzhen nodded vibly: "Okay, I'll do it now!"

Su Hongzhen found Zhang Yanqiu, talked about the killing of Kang Chuangui, and told Ding Qiu's plan to get rid of Kang. Zhang Yanqiu couldn't help but be Although Zhang Yanqiu was very dissatisfied with Kang Chuangui's behavior, he believed that Kang Chuangui was the Hedong governor appointed by the imperial court, and he did not want to lead troops to kill Kang Chuangui.

Su Hongzhen finally persuaded Zhang Yanqiu after some persuasion. Zhang Yanqiu found Kang Chuangui and said, "Kang Shuai, the Taigu Shatuo army has been active recently. I want to lead troops to conquer and suppress the Taigu Shatuo rebels, which is also a military merit. At that time, the emperor will definitely reward you and me!"

Kang Chuangui felt reasonable when he heard it. He believes that Zhang Yanqiu is upright and has a high prestige in the army. The soldiers have long wanted to replace Zhang Yanqiu and replace him with his cronies as the coach. This time, Zhang Yanqiu took the initiative to fight and went to Taigu to suppress the Shatuo army, which was really a great thing for Kang Chuangui. After winning, Kang Chuangui made a great contribution; if he was defeated, Zhang Yanqiu's strength was weakened, which was also beneficial to Kang Chuangui.

"General Zhang, thank you for your hard work. I wish you a happy return as soon as possible!" Kang Chuangui smiled without laughing.

Soon, Zhang Yanqiu led his troops to Taigu to subdue the Shatuo army. He went to Qin City and met a Shatuo soldiers and horses. The two sides fought a scuffle. The Tang army could not win. Zhang Yanqiu ordered to retreat, camped and confronted with the Shatuo army.

At this time, Ding Qiu and Su Hongzhen gathered thousands of soldiers and civilians in Jinyang City. The angry soldiers and civilians rushed over from all directions, killed Kang Chuangui's government office and surrounded the government office.

Kang Chuangui's own soldiers were only a few hundred. In the face of the sudden attack of Jinyang's soldiers and civilians, they were beaten and fled. The gate of Jinyang government office was also burned. In the melee, Su Hongzhen used a flying knife stunt to kill Kang Chuangui and Gan Xi. Kang Chuangui's head hung high in Jinyang City!

After Kang Chuangui's death, Zhang Yanqiu led his troops from Ximingmen into Jinyang. Zhou Congyu, the eunuch of the army, personally came out to comfort and persuade him, which calmed the situation. The military and civilians of Jinyang elected Zhang Yanqiu as the capital of the capital of the government and took charge of Jinyang's military power. After Li Yan knew it, he sent an envoy to express his condolences and said, "You killed the governor, which was just a momentary impulse, and the court fully understood. Everyone is at ease and don't worry anymore.

Ding Qiu and Su Hongzhen took some of their confidants and quietly left Jinyang on a snowy night and didn't know where to go.