All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 303: Settlement of Yanyun, Khitan Invasion
"Youzhou Town is leaderless~"

"There's internal strife in Youzhou Town~~~"

"Youzhou is suppressing the rebellion of the barbarians~~"

"The Jiedushi of Youzhou Town is being treated as air~"

"The soldiers of Youzhou Town were shocked~~"

"That great general who walks the righteous path alone can defeat a hundred people~~~"

What happened in Youzhou Town finally spread to Chang'an City.

In the teahouses and meat shops on the streets and alleys, people in the city were talking about this matter.

That was the capital that An Lushan used to start his career, and it was truly the number one town in the world!
At this time, Chen Ran could no longer hide under the name of Huang Chao and was exposed to everyone.

The common people on the streets all knew this person, and naturally the officials in the court knew him as well.

After an urgent discussion, they quickly came up with a solution that was very much in line with the characteristics of the turban.

Recruitment~~~
Scholars just like things like this where they can "pacify millions of soldiers" just by talking.

If things are done, then that’s my achievement, ability, and fame!
Using this to exchange for power, wealth, and the continued blessings of the family is simply a huge profit.

As for the hidden consequences of the amnesty, such as retaining the power of the ambitious people, etc., anyway, I have already got the credit and benefits. If there is a sudden disaster later, what does it have to do with me?
If the surrender fails, there will be no loss.

In the past, if you surrendered and offered amnesty, you might be unlucky enough to be cooked to death (Li Shiqi). Later, in order to avoid danger, scholars strongly advocated "When two countries are at war, do not kill envoys~" and the safety was immediately greatly improved.

The benefits gained by talking and writing are far greater than those of the reckless men fighting for their lives on the battlefield. No wonder more and more people study hard, take the imperial examinations and embark on a bright road.

As the prime minister, Zheng Ting took the initiative to go to the Northern Yamen to look for his godfather, Ximen Sigong.

In the Tang Dynasty, the prime ministers' offices were located south of the imperial palace and were called the Southern Yamen.

The headquarters of the imperial guards was located north of the imperial palace and was called the Bei Ya.

The imperial guards at the end of the Tang Dynasty were controlled by a group of eunuchs. The so-called Northern Yamen referred to those senior eunuchs.

That’s right, Ximen Sigong was a high-ranking eunuch.

Zheng Ting, who was born in the Zheng family of Xingyang, actually worshipped the chief eunuch as his godfather. This shows how powerful the eunuchs were in the late Tang Dynasty and how incompetent the civil servants were.

In fact, the civil servants had rebelled before. During the Ganlu Rebellion, the civil servants wanted to kill the eunuchs, but unfortunately the six arts of a gentleman had long been abandoned, and they were killed by the eunuchs instead. Since then, the civil servants of the Tang Dynasty have been completely spineless.

"Yeah~"

When Zheng Ting found Ximen Sigong, he was very respectful.

"I'm here." Ximen Sigong coughed and greeted, "Sit down and talk."

After sitting down, Zheng Ting chatted for a while, then turned to the main topic, "After discussion, everyone agreed that we could try to recruit Chen Ran."

Ximen Sigong snorted with narrowed eyes, "What difference does it make whether you recruit or not in Youzhou Town?"

Since An Lushan's rebellion, Youzhou Town has been the strongest among all the towns in Hebei.

The imperial court didn't even bother collecting taxes and arranging officials. Even the imperial edicts were ignored. It was just a name used by the Tang Dynasty.

Now that the rebels and the local lords are fighting each other, many people think it is a good thing to let them fight to the death.

Zheng Ting smiled and said, "The traitor Huang plundered various states in Bian Song, and then turned south to attack various states in Rao Xin. The local areas were devastated and people's livelihood was declining."

The decline of people's livelihood does not mean that the officials are worried about the people. They never care about the people.

What this meant was that the place was in a dilapidated state, which had seriously affected the court's income and prestige.

As a high-ranking eunuch, Ximen Sigong is naturally very capable.

After a little thought, he roughly understood what the civil officials meant. "My Lords, do you want to recruit Chen Ni, who is also a rebel, to win his heart and let him go south to fight Huang Ni?"

Zheng Ting stroked his beard and smiled, "That's exactly what I meant."

Ximen Sigong rolled his eyes and said, "You guys think I'm a fool."

"Whether it succeeds or not, there's no loss anyway, right?"

These words moved Ximen Sigong.

Indeed, it would be best if it succeeded, and the court would only pay for some worthless reputation.

If it doesn't work out, then what's the loss?
"In that case." Ximen Sigong thought about it and finally agreed, "Then send someone. It doesn't matter if you make him a prince."

Even the great chiefs of the Uighurs could be granted the title of prince, and the title of prince was really worthless in the late Tang Dynasty.

"Yeah, I want to go there myself."

"Hmm?" Ximen Sigong looked at Zheng Ting carefully, and closed his eyes after a moment. "Never mind, making friends with powerful allies is also a way, so go ahead if you want to."

The situation at the court was getting worse and worse. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Tang Dynasty, which had lasted for more than two hundred years, was about to collapse.

Since the ship was about to sink, the smart people on board would naturally try to find a way to jump off the ship and escape.

If you make friends with foreign aid at this time and bet on the right horse, you may be able to become a dragon's follower in the future and continue to maintain the prosperity and wealth of your family.

The eunuchs had no choice; their identities were destined. No matter who established the new dynasty, it would be impossible to tolerate these eunuchs who deposed and enthroned emperors to continue to be in power.

But the civil officials were different. They jumped ship and switched sides smoothly. After returning to his home, Zheng Ting began to prepare for the trip to Youzhou Town.

He valued Chen Ran's ability. After all, he was able to take over the world's number one town by himself. The lower limit of this ability was enough to protect himself in troubled times, but the upper limit was impossible to measure.

So he wanted to place a bet and put his hope on Chen Ran.

For this purpose, he even brought his granddaughter along.

Women are one of the most powerful weapons that aristocratic families use to win over people's hearts.

As long as there are benefits, it doesn't matter whether she marries a military leader, a rebel, or a barbarian.

Don’t you see, the family that has revised the surrender petition in the world is playing a leading and exemplary role, and we scholars are just following in the footsteps of the saints.

Chen Ran, who was far away in Youzhou Town, had no idea that many people were already plotting against him.

Even if he knew, he wouldn't care. He had experienced this kind of thing too many times.

At this time, Chen Ran was busy traveling around Youzhou Town and conquering various places.

Zhang Gongsu did cede all the states except Youzhou to Chen Ran.

However, the local forces in each state ignored the orders of the governor and continued to act as they pleased.

Chen Ran knew all this, all he wanted was a title.

If you want to take over various places, you have to lead a large army to conquer each state one by one.

Each place had different response methods, but in general, they all used huge benefits to attract ordinary soldiers and used severe punishments to deal with civil and military officials.

When dealing with ordinary soldiers, whether they were guards, guards outside the palace, or soldiers from prefectures and counties, Chen Ran offered generous treatment conditions right from the start, and his own soldiers spoke for themselves to increase his credibility.

After all, he knew very well that the ordinary soldiers in the army were the real foundation.

Correspondingly, when dealing with officers above the rank of captain, officials in the civil service offices, from the governor to the staff, directly and severely punished them.

It was not simply about getting rid of the backbones and troublemakers. Also, most of these people's families had been doing business in the local area for many years. Some of them had even been officials and generals in the local area before An Lushan. It was not just a three-generation inheritance; they were almost like Brahmins.

There are many local forces that want to negotiate with Chen Ran, or to offer their services voluntarily, and are willing to lend a helping hand by using their own money, manpower, material resources, connections, etc.

But Chen Ran refused it sternly.

It was because he knew very well that by accepting the allegiance of these Brahmins, he could easily seize the world.

But that was just the next two hundred years of the dynasty cycle.

These Brahmin families are insatiable, and there is no way they will stop annexing land and enslaving the people. The only result will be another round of dynasty end.

Knowing this, Chen Ran was determined to completely eliminate these Brahmins in every county and prefecture, even if it meant going to war.

I dare not say that there will be no more oppression and the world will be peaceful from now on.

But at least it can allow the local people to breathe a sigh of relief and have more food to eat.

The local forces in various states and counties are not NPCs who will just wait to be beaten. Seeing that Chen Ran does not give them any chance to surrender, they will naturally fight back with all their might.

Mobilize the network of relationships that have been woven together over the years, use the wealth and resources accumulated by the family for generations, promise all the benefits that can be promised in exchange for reinforcements, etc.

When Chen Ran arrived near Yingzhou, the Khitan Bala Khan came with a coalition force of Khitan, Xi, Shiwei and other tribes to support the local forces.

"There's going to be another war."

Looking at the vast grasslands with soldiers and horses in the distance, Chen Ran sighed softly, "Fighting every day is really tiring."

The Khitans were the remnants of the Xianbei people, and the Xianbei were the horse slaves of the Xiongnu.

When it comes to origins, the grassland is too chaotic and one can only say that there are all kinds of sources.

It can be simply attributed to the fact that there was no powerful force on the grassland at the end of the Tang Dynasty, which gave the Khitans the opportunity to rise.

But now, Yelu Abaoji, who truly led the Khitans to rise, is still a child, and even the position of Khan is not in the hands of the Yelu family.

Although they have a Khan, they are now just a tribal alliance, and the tribes on the grassland are still very awed by the Tang Dynasty.

The reason for sending out troops this time was, on the one hand, because the benefits promised by Youzhou Town were too great. Not only did they cut down the lush grassy land for them to use as pasture, but they also promised that they would no longer send troops to raid the grasslands from then on. They were also allowed to plunder many cities after the war and collect their own "remuneration".

The Khitans, blinded by the benefits, led by Bara Khan, came in a mighty force to fight against the so-called "rebel army".

I thought they were the common people of the Tang Dynasty holding dung forks, who were not worth mentioning.

But when I really got to the battlefield, I was dumbfounded.

The opposite side was full of shining armor. Under the sunlight, the light reflected by the countless iron armor was so bright that the Khitans could not open their eyes.

"Is this the Tang people's thief army?!" Bara Khan was very angry and felt that he had been deceived. "This is clearly the Imperial Guard of Tian Khan!"

There was a shortage of supplies on the grassland, especially iron tools.

The small amount of iron tools were used to make weapons. Those who could wear iron armor were all noble chiefs and famous warriors.

But the Tang people on the opposite side, at least those in the front row that they saw, were all dressed in iron armor!
Bala Khan pulled his braid hard and looked around, "How do we fight this?"

(End of this chapter)