Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

In Luzhou, east of the river, a military general hurried into the military mansion, and said at the door: "My lord, the envoy has already passed Zezhou, and it may arrive tomorrow!"

The envoy is the official sent by Tokyo to deliver the imperial decree. Li Yun already knew the content of the imperial decree in advance... The imperial decree was read in front of thousands of people in the imperial city, and then issued to each yamen. Li Yun didn't know if he wanted to. At this time, he was squatting at the position above, and without raising his head, he said: "I see, you can go down."

"Here." When the general clasped his fists, he stretched his head and looked this way. It may be curious what the above two people are doing.

Li Yun was squatting, and an old man in robes was also squatting opposite him, who was his aide. There was a copper basin in the middle, and there was a lot of wood ash in it. The old man picked up a brush and swept it carefully for a while, and saw a piece of tortoise shell that had been burned and cracked.

"Does this thing work?" Li Yun asked with a frown.

The staff said: "The ancient Shang Dynasty used tortoise shells for divination. It has been like this for hundreds of years, so there must be something credible."

Li Yun stared at the crack on the tortoise's shell questioningly, and asked, "Then show me, it's bad luck or good luck."

The staff watched there for a long time, pondering and checking the books, and said after a long time: "It's fierce. My lord should not act rashly, otherwise it will be extremely dangerous."

Li Yun shook his head and said, "I still think you are ridiculous."

The staff member stroked his gray beard and said calmly: "Is it absurd, my lord should know it well."

"Oh?" Li Yun looked at the staff's face with great interest, "You said something that is not ridiculous. What does this turtle shell have to do with me?"

"It's related." The staff said, "Choosing the shell, placing the charcoal, and lighting the fire are all done by the Lord himself, right?"

"So what?" Li Yun shook his head.

The aide said: "I took a lot of tortoise shells before, which one to choose, how much charcoal to put, where to light the charcoal fire, any difference will make the cracks into different textures. But the tortoise shell will end up like this, that is the doomed fate."

Li Yun still shook his head: "I didn't intend to make trouble with Mr. Zhong, but your mysterious talk really can't convince me... You didn't tell me, how can this tortoise shell have something to do with my business?"

The staff was not angry, and asked calmly, "Why is the water flowing down?"

Li Yun was stunned.

The staff asked again: "Why do the sun, moon and stars rise in rotation?"

Li Yun: "..."

The staff member stroked his beard: "There is one thing that is everywhere in the universe." He turned his head, pushed a stool with his hand, and it fell down with a "clang", saying, "The stool fell down because I pushed it. Buddhists say this kind of karma is even more mysterious. The suffering of this life is due to the evil done in the previous life... None of this is right. The old man watched the stars at night and meditated for many days. The moon and stars, as small as this tortoise shell, are closely related in the dark; so I have read the books of sages and sages, and I still want to use the tortoise shell for divination."

Li Yun was confused and felt that there was some truth, but he seemed to be talking nonsense, so he asked casually: "Even if you are right, there is indeed some relationship...but how do you know what kind of relationship it is?"

"Forget yourself." The staff member said indifferently, "Sincerity leads to success."

At this moment, a young man came to the door and said: "Son pays respects to Father."

Li Yun turned his head and asked, "What's the matter?" But seeing that Li Shoujie didn't answer, he stretched out his hand to beckon. Seeing this, the staff stood up and bowed: "I will take my leave first."

Li Shoujie stepped forward and whispered in Li Yun's ear, "Han Chongyun asks to see you."

"Take him to the inner room." Li Yun stood up, no longer caring about the pots and turtle shells on the ground, and went straight in through the door by the wall. Not long after, Han Chongyun came in to see him.

After exchanging pleasantries, Han Chongyun couldn't wait to ask: "Tiejiang Guo has blatantly usurped the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. When will Li Gong stop his troops now?"

Li Yun pondered endlessly.

Han Chongyun said anxiously: "I just heard that Guo Blacksmith wants to let Li Gong go to Hebei. This is a plan to divert the tiger away from the mountains. What's more, the place is surrounded by the sea on three sides. Li Gongzhen has gone, but he can't use it. There are no reinforcements nearby. How can Guo Blacksmith deal with Li Gong then? Brother Zhao sent a letter to give you an idea. Loyalty!"

Li Yun said: "But Guo Shao also recognizes the great ancestor emperor. Is it a bit far-fetched for me to cry like this?"

"It's not far-fetched!" Han Chongyun said seriously, "The Taizu made the first emperor (Chai Rong) before his sick bed, and the first emperor passed on the throne to his son. Who is Guo Tiejiang?"

Li Yun said with a sad face: "Just now I invited an expert to use the back of a turtle to make a divination...it's an ominous hexagram. The expert said, I can't act rashly now."

Han Chongyun's face twitched after hearing this: "Li Gong is a hero, do you believe in that thing? I know you are afraid of the strength of the imperial army, and you are hesitant..."

"Don't provoke me." Li Yun said calmly.

Han Chongyun said: "Don't worry, Mr. Li. With your troops here, the Northern Han army will go south to reinforce Mr. Li in the name of an ally. Not only that, the Liao Kingdom also agreed to send troops to attack Hebei to support Mr. Li. A big event can be done!"

"Can the Liao Kingdom send troops now?" Li Yun sneered.

Han Chongyun said: "It is rumored that the Lord of Liao is stupid, but the king of Youzhou Nanyuan holds bear soldiers and is willing to go south to help. If Mr. Li doesn't believe it, immediately send someone to Hebei to investigate, and the Liao army should have been dispatched by now!"

...Twenty miles west of Dingzhou City, Hebei, countless Liao cavalry really appeared on the banks of the Juma River.

Many pontoon bridges were built on the river, and the cavalry ran across the river directly, and the Liao army spread across the river like a flood. On the plain on the north bank, there were not only Liao cavalry, but also a lot of infantry in formation. Those were servants of the Liao army, mainly Xi people, and there were also some Jurchen slaves as miscellaneous soldiers.

The commander of the Liao army drove across the river without encountering any resistance.

A general in a cloak and a fur hat rode his horse to the river. He looked at the countless people and horses on the river bank, and then to the east. He asked in Khitan, "Dingzhou City is still there?"

The general said: "Just now, I reported a visit to the horse. The Dingzhou Jiedu made Sun Xingyou hide in the city. He is strengthening the city defense and dare not come out to fight."

The general stretched out his fingers, smiled and flattened the "beautiful" beard under his nose, and said loudly: "Even if he comes out, the brave Khitan warriors can defeat him!"

The general echoed: "The Khitan people are wolves, who have lived in seclusion in the snowy forest for a long time and have not come out, and they are also wild wolves; Han'er are sheep, so they can only hide in the sheepfold, trembling."

"Haha..." A group of Liao army officers and soldiers cheered happily after hearing this.

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