Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

After Lu Duoxun accompanied him to Xiazhou, a large group of people from the Wuzang clan came to pick up the corpse, weeping bitterly. When those people saw the people wearing Han'er clothes, they were full of hostility and anger. Lu Duoxun could only live in seclusion and show his face as little as possible on the streets of Xiazhou.

Near the hotel, you can occasionally see Khitan people entering and leaving the palace.

After waiting for nearly a month, Lu Duoxun was received by the party leader Li Yiyin.

The place where we met was in a fasting room, and Lu Duoxun could hear the sound of "Tu Tuk Tuk..." from the wooden fish next door.

Lu Duoxun cupped his hands and bowed deeply to Li Yiyin: "Meet King Xiping..."

Before Lu Duoxun could finish speaking, Li Yiyin pointed to the futon opposite and said, "Mr. Lu, sit down and talk." He was not in a hurry, mainly because of the differences in etiquette. All ethnic groups in the north do not speak when bowing and saluting.

"Thank you, King Xiping." Lu Duoxun calmly sat opposite Li Yiyin, flicking his sleeves. Lu Duoxun came from a humble background, and was only a small official not long ago. How could he have the right to sit on an equal footing with the leader of the separatist regime? But now he is adapting very quickly.

Li Yiyin pulled his face and said: "We are sincere. This king even sent his most beloved daughter to Lingzhou. The Wuzang family is the envoy to send relatives. Go happily. Why does the court treat us like this?"

His words were not kind, and he had a sinister tone.

Lu Duoxun said calmly: "The imperial court is also sincere."

"Hmph." Li Yiyin sneered.

Sitting upright, Lu Duoxun said with a straight face, "King Xiping should know the status of this official." He glanced at Li Yiyin, and said, "You can inquire about it. The cabinet assistant is the candidate for the prime minister of the Great Zhou. There are only a few people in total. Those who are not close ministers trusted by the emperor cannot enter the cabinet...

Before I came to Lingzhou, my colleagues and friends warned me that my life was in danger. But the officials still sent me instead of just sending someone to deal with it. "

Sure enough, Li Yiyin's tone was a little slow: "But the imperial court still killed the envoy."

"The leader of the Wuzang Clan was not killed, it was an accident caused by a panic attack, and the officials are also very sad; the facts are all there, Wang Mingjian of Xiping." Lu Duoxun explained kindly, "And the killing of brother Ling by the officials is also a good thing for King Xiping!"

Li Yiyin frowned and said, "Good thing?"

Lu Duoxun said solemnly: "Concubine Li Xian is dignified and beautiful, and the officials dote on her very much, that's why she killed Brother Ling who abducted her."

Lu Duoxun looked at Li Yiyin seriously, and Li Yiyin murmured: "The official should be for the face of the royal family..."

"That's right! General Li's words are right." Lu Duoxun slapped his thigh and said, "However, let's think about it briefly... a manly woman is being targeted by others. Is it embarrassing or calm? If you only regard women as unimportant people like concubines, will you be furious?"

The two looked at each other, stunned for a moment.

Lu Duoxun said again in a deep voice: "The officials are very concerned about Princess Li, and they only killed a junior from the Wuzang family from the beginning to the end. General Li really wants to take the whole family to risk and abandon the righteousness of the monarch and ministers for the sake of a younger generation of the Wuzang family? Does General Li think it is worth it?"

This sentence made Li Yiyin fall into deep thought for a long time.

Lu Duosun glanced at him, and said earnestly: "The Central Plains court is loyal and benevolent, and has always been kind to all ethnic groups. Today, it is even more benevolent to govern the country. The Khitan people are barbarians on the grasslands, and they believe in the weak and the strong. General Li is also a person who believes in Buddhism and seeks goodness. Who is safe to be with? General Li must have a judgment in his heart.

Dangxiang has been a minister of the imperial court since the Tang Dynasty, and all dynasties have always treated him with courtesy, and he has no old complaints; Dazhou is very kind to Dangxiang. We never wanted to deal with you, the powerful enemy we have to deal with is the Liao Kingdom!

The Khitan people have been threatening the Central Plains since the end of the Tang Dynasty. They have been plundering various places for many years, causing the people to suffer unspeakably. This kind of enmity, our dynasty has no choice but to fight each other. General Li must not be bewitched by the Khitan people, driven by them in vain, and become a pawn of the enemy! "

After a long time, Li Yi asked in a low voice, "How can the relationship be repaired?"

Lu Duoxun said solemnly: "The royal family and the Li family are already relatives, so why repair it? As long as the two families of the monarch and ministers have frequent contacts, General Li sent people to Tokyo to set up a military post to facilitate the reciprocation of gifts.

Li Yiyin said: "The Yeci tribe is located west of the Yellow River. Although we have contacts, this king can't control them."

Lu Duosun laughed and said: "General Li is outrageous when he says such words. You are the king of Pingxi conferred by the court, and you have the highest prestige. All parties and tribes must not rely on your breath? For a small matter, the Yeci family will definitely obey General Li's wishes."

Lu Duoxun said in a deep voice again: "The leader of the Ye Ci family can find someone who he wanted to kill, and send him to Lingzhou to take the blame. Who will really investigate and deal with the culprit?"

"That's fine..." Li Yiyin murmured.

Lu Duoxun said: "I also want to investigate the culprit. At that time, it was my people who were killed, and even my life was almost lost. But we still have to focus on the overall situation. It is really difficult for Ye Ci to send important people to us to kill..."

Li Yiyin nodded and said: "It's just that, I don't have much to say."

After the two finished speaking, Lu Duoxun stood up and said goodbye, and walked out of the palace calmly, his expression was very calm. But as soon as he entered the museum, he couldn't wait to find his followers.

Lu Duoxun's face was glowing red, he rubbed his ink in a panic, wrote a memorial about the events in Xiazhou, and sent someone to go back to Lingzhou to report the good news and ask for credit.

... In the lobby of Lingzhou, civil servants and military generals congratulated.

Yang Yedao: "At first, Your Majesty suddenly shot and killed Brother Wuzang Ling, and I was a little worried. It turns out that Your Majesty has long-term plans!"

Wei Renpu said calmly: "It's not Li Yiyin's son who was killed. Li Yiyin has no reason to rebel against the court for the sake of the Wuzang family. There is no benefit for him to rebel against the court at this time. Li Yiyin is not stupid."

Yang Ye nodded and said: "Brother Ling's crime is a capital crime. If you don't kill him, you will lose the prestige of the court; if you kill him, it won't affect major events. You should be killed! You should be killed!"

People chattered: "Li Yiyin is just a Jiedu envoy, and he should have relied on the favor of the court. Brother Ying committed the crime first, and he was sentenced to death|the punishment is just and upright, how can he uphold the king's law if he doesn't kill him? If he didn't hide the leader himself and died of anger, it should be blamed on the court. He didn't control his son strictly and let him do anything wrong, and he didn't teach him!"

"That's right, the imperial court stands firm on the principle of righteousness. Li Yiyin will never rebel because of this kind of thing. If he wants to rebel, he will find an excuse to rebel | no matter what; if he doesn't rebel, he will never rebel just because a leader is not hidden."

"Although the imperial court is unwilling to go to war with the party members, we want to win them over, but why doesn't the Li family want to use the status recognized by the imperial court to improve their prestige? If they don't seek the court's tolerance and favor, what benefits can they seek once they go to war?"

Shi Yanchao looked at the person opposite, and said with a sneer, "It's so interesting to see your afterthoughts. I remember that Brother Ling committed a crime, and you all said, oh, you can't kill him, so what will you do if you kill him, haha!"

Yang Ye and others were very embarrassed, but Wei Renpu pretended not to hear.

Everyone spoke well, praised Guo Shao, and called Guo Shao's deeds just right.

Guo Shao sat there, noncommittal, he didn't say a word but gave off an aura that he was confident and everything was under control.

In fact, Guo Shao was also very pleasantly surprised at this time, and he breathed a long sigh of relief. Looking back, Li Yiyin really didn't need to tear himself apart because of such a contradiction, but before the matter came to an end, who could say for sure?

With Li Yiyin stabilized, Guo Shao's goal of the west tour has not had much resistance.

Only then did he say: "Lu Duoxun went deep into Xiazhou twice, and he has contributed a lot."

Everyone has no objection to this.

At this moment, a civil servant came in, cupped his hands and said, "Report to Your Majesty, I have just received the urgent report from Tokyo."

"Bring it up." Guo Shao said.

Wang Zhong, who stood by the side, went down, took the letter from the civil servant, and sent it to Guo Shao. Guo Shao took a look, and immediately raised his head and said calmly: "Cao Bin captured Shaozhou."

After hearing this, everyone was in an uproar, congratulating happily. Guo Shao read it again, handed the report to Wang Zhong, raised his head slightly, and signaled him to let the ministers pass the video.

Guo Shao was ecstatic in his heart, but just as he didn't want to show it when he missed, he didn't show ecstasy when he was ecstatic. The ancients paid attention to keeping their joy and deeds hidden. Guo Shao couldn't do it, but try not to be too exaggerated in public. This way, you will appear calm and calm, as if everything is under control!

The plague of Lingnan has been contained. Cao Bin fought a decisive battle with the main reinforcements of the Southern Han Army under the city of Shaozhou, won a complete victory, and immediately broke through Shaozhou!

Wei Renpu said in a loud voice: "Shaozhou is between the corridors, and there is a waterway to pass through the Wangfu. The Southern Han army has no danger to defend, and the Great Zhou army takes the Southern Han like a bag! Your Majesty will rule the rivers and mountains, and create a prosperous world. The great cause is not far away!"

All the princes agreed one after another and sang meritorious deeds.

Guo Shao said in public: "I have not misjudged the person, and Cao Bin has not disappointed me."

All the ministers bowed together: "Your Majesty is wise."

Guo Shao was excited at this time, and couldn't help standing up from his seat, and walked to the window with his hands behind his back, his head held up calmly, with a look of hesitation and satisfaction.

The outside of the lobby is full of sunshine, and the weather today is very sunny. Guo Shao looked up and saw white clouds floating in the blue sky, a few birds of unknown species soaring in the air, and only saw the shadows of their wings fluttering under the vast sky.

Although all the hard preparations were bumpy, they were smooth in the end. Guo Shao had a faint feeling that he was getting closer to something, and he was approaching cautiously.