Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

In Luzhou, Hedong, the weather in September is already very cold.

But the inside of the Jieshuai Yamen is very warm, with thick curtains hanging at the door; charcoal is burning inside, and the flames are blazing. The water in an iron pot hanging from the high beams is boiled until there is a "gurgling" sound, and white smoke keeps rushing.

The middle-aged man in the north looking back at his surroundings with his hands behind his back is Li Yun, the Jiedu envoy of the Zhaoyi Army. Li Yun has been here for several years, fighting against the Northern Han Army for a long time.

Li Yun was wearing a silk robe, tall and burly, with two sword eyebrows that were quite murderous. But maybe because of his thin mouth, fair skin, and few wrinkles, his appearance is not as thick as the generals around him.

The first few generals who are five big and three thick are dressed very thickly. After staying in this room for a while, they couldn't sit still anymore, and some people's faces began to sweat... It was cold outside, but it was very hot when they came in wearing thick clothes. It was more convenient for the other staff members not to wear armor, and some of them had already taken off their coats.

"All three places have sent people, who will father see first?" A young general asked.

A general wondered: "Three places? Isn't it only the people sent by Fu Yanqing and Li Jixun... Where is the other one?"

Li Yun snorted coldly: "There is another one, the envoys of the Northern Han Dynasty."

"Haha! The lord is hot right now!" the general laughed.

An aide said: "Cut off the envoys of the Northern Han Dynasty and offer them up, and refuse Li Jixun's son Li Shou'en. Marriage with the Fu family is the best policy. The Fu family not only has the Empress Dowager of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but also is married to Guo Shao, an upstart of the Imperial Army. As long as the lord marries with Fu Yanqing, you can rest easy."

The other person said in a deep voice: "The late emperor passed away, and Tokyo still doesn't know what will happen..."

Li Yun glanced at the person who spoke just now, and already understood what the staff meant. If you want to raise troops to plan big things, now Li Jixun and Li Chongjin are united in rebellion, if there are soldiers from the Northern Han Dynasty to help, the momentum will be great, and victory or defeat can still be contested.

At this time, the general yelled: "Cut the people of the Northern Han Dynasty first! Damn it, after so many years of fighting, we have killed so many people, how can we still have the face to reconcile?"

Unexpectedly, Li Yun waved his hand and said: "It's over, let's talk about it tomorrow."

Everyone had to say goodbye.

After everyone had left, Li Yun said to his eldest son Li Shoujie: "Is Li Jixun's son Li Shouen settled in the government office?"

The son said: "Yes, father. In order to prevent the three of them from seeing each other, I settled in the house behind the government office."

"Follow me to have a look." Li Yun said immediately.

When it came to the place where the guests were received, Li Yun met Li Jixun's son. After exchanging pleasantries, Li Shouen came to propose marriage for his younger brother and brought many gifts.

Li Yun impatiently interrupted Shou'en's nonsense of praising his younger brother for being both civil and military, and asked directly: "Now Li Jixun is sending someone to propose marriage, does he mean that he wants me to plot against them together?"

Shou'en was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses and hurriedly said in a deep voice: "I have heard that Jieshuai is loyal and loyal, and I always think of the kindness of Taizu. Today in Tokyo, adulterers and prostitutes are colluding with insiders and outsiders, killing the king with the intention of usurping the throne, and the party and dissidents wantonly massacre the loyal and upright people; the country handed down by the Great Zhou Taizu is at stake. Jieshuai..."

"How to raise an army?" Li Yun became more and more impatient when he heard the big reason.

Shou'en had no choice but to say: "Li Chongjin, the governor of Huainan, is Taizu's nephew. My father wants to support him as the master, so he still enshrines the title of Great Zhou Dynasty."

Li Yun laughed and said, "I raised my head to support Li Chongjin? Haha, is Li Chongjin my father or me?"

Shou'en paused for a moment. Fortunately, there was an aide next to him who immediately said, "Be at ease. Since ancient times, the most powerful alliance has been the main one. My lord (Li Jixun) intends to protect himself, and has no intention of fighting for power. As long as you are willing to join the army, the lord can first persuade Li Chongjin with benefits; no matter what Li Chongjin's attitude is, my lord is willing to serve you as the master!"

But Li Yun directly shook his head and said: "Damn! When Li Chongjin was still the commander of the guards and horses, Li Jixun was the commander of the infantry, right? They have worked together for many years, and they get along well. Li Jixun doesn't share his nostrils with Li Chongjin, but wants to be of one mind with me? I haven't even seen what Li Jixun looks like. Oh, it's so ridiculous... You just said that Li Chongjin is the main one, and then your lips suddenly changed. Did you ask Li Jixun? Did you ask Li Jixun?" Have you re-entered? Wait for the junior to say it, can you keep your word?"

"Jie Shuai! The Forbidden Army is powerful. No matter who is in power, they will not leave the opportunity to come to other towns. At this time, my lord and Li Chongjin are united in the army. The opportunity is rare, and it will never come again!"

Li Yun had lost interest and left in a very rude manner.

At this time, the staff advised Shou'en in a low voice: "It's not going to help, let's quickly find a way to escape from Luzhou!"

Shou'en said: "Father said that Li Yun's affairs are of great importance, and he should not be afraid of danger."

The staff hurriedly persuaded: "Li Yun is an arrogant and arrogant person, it is difficult to reason. If Wang Rao has not died of illness, he and Zhao Kuangyin had a marriage contract; after we win over Wang Rao first, we can win over Li Yun. There is nothing we can do now."

... After Li Yun left, he went directly to the Qianya Hall, where Fu Yanqing's eldest son, Fu Zhaoxu, settled down. Now Li Yun hasn't said that he wants to rebel and is still obeying the imperial edict of Tokyo, so the people who received Fu Yanqing are aboveboard.

After meeting Li Jixun's people first, Li Yun admitted in his heart that one sentence is more reasonable: it is an opportunity to raise troops with Li Chongjin and Li Jixun, so that the territory will be wider and the number of troops will be larger.

But this opportunity is really not very good. The three Lis here are talking about it, and Li Yun can't see who will get the biggest benefit. Fu Yanqing, the famous mansion in the east, is very close and has great strength.

It's better to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight first, and watch the battle between Li Jixun, Li Chongjin and the Tokyo Imperial Army, so as to estimate the current situation of the Imperial Army.

When Li Yun arrived at the post house, Fu Zhaoxu and others greeted him out of the gate, claiming to be very respectful juniors one by one.

"Zhaoyuan loved reading since he was a child, and my elder sister (Empress Dowager) and second elder sister (Guo Shao's wife) loved him very much." Fu Zhaoxu was in his thirties, and he didn't have many exaggerated words, just implying real things.

Li Yun looked at it and said with a smile: "King Wei's son is more sensible than Li Jixun's son."

"Junior, thank Li Gong for your kind words." Fu Zhaoxu bowed.

Li Yun said again: "Li Jixun also sent someone to propose marriage. I think the marriage with the same surname is afraid of being laughed at by the world, so I have already declined."

Fu Zhaoxu said: "Mr. Li is wise. My father treats his neighbors with sincerity. Wang Jieshuai of the Zhangde Army died of illness. My father sent someone to Xiangzhou to help his children with the funeral. He also felt sorry for Wang Jieshuai's young children. He wanted to adopt them as adopted sons and daughters, and treated them like family members."

"King Wei has great prestige near and far, and everyone respects him." Li Yun echoed with kind words. It was completely different from the attitude when I met Li Shouen just now.

Li Yun got up and said: "Zhao Xu comes with me, it is not inappropriate to come and go, I have accepted the gift from King Wei, so naturally I should offer it."

"That junior is disrespectful." Fu Zhaoxu followed him out.

Li Yun didn't even bring the guards with him, and went straight to the back door of the government office with Fu Zhaoxu. When Li Shouen and the other two heard the report, they quickly came out to greet him again. They looked at the attire of Fu Zhaoxu next to Li Yun, and they were a little puzzled. The four people present made some recommendations.

At this moment, Li Yun suddenly pulled out the sword from his waist and stabbed it. "Young master!" the staff exclaimed. Even Fu Zhaoxu was so surprised that his expression changed. He had just exchanged pleasantries just now, and there was no sign of using force at all.

"Ah!" Li Shouen screamed and squatted down holding his stomach.

Li Yun drew back and pulled out the sword abruptly, blood splashed all over the ground immediately. He immediately kicked him again, kicking Li Shouen to the ground, ignoring his pain, curled up, grabbed his hat and tore it off, grabbed Li Shouen's bun, swung his sword, and slashed at his neck.

The staff member stood there trembling, then suddenly turned around and ran away. "Come here!" Li Yun yelled, and the guards from outside rushed in, and then ordered a general to say, "All the people in the room are killed on the spot and thrown out of the city."

"Here!" The military commander clasped his fists in reply, and then waved his hand.

Li Yun had already cut off Li Shou'en's head, handed it to Fu Zhaoxu and said, "Li Jixun's eldest son, I also recommended it just now. How about this gift?" Fu Zhaoxu had no choice but to reach out and grab the bloody bun, restraining his shock, and said, "Thank you, Mr. Li, for your generous gift. This junior has to be sent to Tokyo to ask for credit for you."

Li Yun talked and laughed calmly: "How much credit can a head have? How many Northern Han soldiers have I killed in attacking Liaozhou and other places?"

"Li Gong is a hero." Fu Zhaoxu hurriedly praised.

Li Yun talked for a while, then asked someone to send Fu Zhaoxu back to the ceremony hall. He still went back to the lobby of the government office, and when he saw Li Shoujie, he confessed in a deep voice: "After nightfall, send the envoys of the Northern Han Dynasty away."

Shoujie was puzzled: "I just heard that my father killed Li Shouen. If he killed him, he would kill him. Why don't he chop up the Northern Han people as well!"

Li Yun said with a smile: "You are too young and still need to experience. You will understand in the future, and now you should do as your father said."

"Son obeys father's order." Li Shoujie had no choice but to bow.

...Fu Zhaoxu got his head, even though it was cold, he still cleaned up the flesh and blood of the brain quickly, and salted it. While sending a fast horse back to the Daming Mansion to deliver the report, he said goodbye to Li Yun's Mansion, headed straight to the southeast, detoured over the Taihang Mountains, crossed the Yellow River from Hebei, and then went to Tokyo. Because the three towns of Heyang on the north bank of the Yellow River in the southwest are in the hands of Li Jixun.

Luzhou is not far from Tokyo. As long as there is a suitable Yellow River ferry, it can be reached in three days. (That's why Luzhou's terrain is very favorable and important. It is like a sword on the head of the Zhou Dynasty. After crossing the Taihang River and the Yellow River, it can attack Tokyo. But this place can not only threaten Tokyo, but also resist the Northern Han Army. The city is also an important town to resist the southern invasion of the Northern Han Army. Without Luzhou Zhaoyi Army, the Northern Han Army cavalry can drive southward, and the Zhou Dynasty has no room for warning and buffering.)