A knife in love

Chapter 2006
When Li Qiufeng was on duty in Fusi, Jinyiwei South Town, the capital, he often heard his colleagues talking about the factional struggles in the imperial court.A careless move not only lost his official position, but also his family and friends.Later, he was sent by Yang Zhenzhong to pretend to rescue Yan Dufei, and wanted to find out what the Qinghai sent masters to infiltrate into the palace.Unexpectedly, there are many secrets hidden behind this incident, which involves the murder of Emperor Zhengde.At this time, listening to Feng Wei's talk about the disputes between the Liao Dynasty and the imperial court in the past, Li Qiufeng thought to himself that all the martial arts sects would not hesitate to kill people for their status in the world.Those officials, big and small, used many despicable methods in order to get promoted and get rich.In order to compete for the throne, Yelubei and Yelu Deguang must use even more vicious methods.Han Yanhui circled among these wolf-like Khitan people, it can be said that every step was thorny, and if he was not careful, he would be killed immediately.This person can always stay by the emperor's side without being killed, which is truly extraordinary.If these words are really what he said, this person's skills in being an official are already perfect. In the Ming Dynasty, perhaps only Sanyang when the two emperors Renzong and Xuanzong were in power can compare with him.

When Li Qiufeng was thinking, Feng Wei continued: "Yelubei was angry at first, but after hearing what Han Yanhui said, he was at a loss. He didn't know what Han Yanhui meant. Han Yanhui looked surprised when he saw Yelubei. Then he got up and asked Yelubei to sit down, and told Yelubei that since he had arrived at the Han family, he had made a big mistake, even if he wanted to help Yelvbei ascend the throne, it was impossible, so it was better to discuss carefully how to protect himself in the future.

"The more Yelubei heard it, the more frightened he became, and he couldn't help but stand up, and said loudly to Han Yanhui, Mr. Han thought that I was trapped in a place like Dongdan Kingdom, and I would definitely not be able to turn over, but he didn't know that I had summoned him The [-] troops returned to the capital. The gates of all the cities encountered along the way were opened wide, and the officials and people ate pots of pulp to welcome the king. When we arrived in the capital, I had [-] soldiers and horses under my command. , How many people can compare?
"Han Yanhui just sighed after hearing Yelubei's words, and said in his mouth, if there are more people under his command, he can win the world. On that day, the late emperor and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince led an army of 20 to march south, and Li Cunxu only had 2 horses. It stands to reason that he should Surrendering is the way to go. But the late Emperor and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince returned in complete defeat, so what do you say?
"Yelubei was exposed by Han Yanhui, and he was very angry, but what Han Yanhui said was true, and he couldn't refute it. Therefore, although Yelubei was bearded and staring, he had nothing to say for a while. Han Yanhui asked Yelubei to sit down Back in the chair, he slowly said that the Daliao Dynasty has been established for nearly 20 years. Although the old ministers and His Royal Highness refer to the Han Chinese classics to formulate etiquette regulations, the emperor also approves of them, but the Khitan royal nobles, court ministers, and generals , everyone looks down on the Han people, regards the Han people as slaves, and guards against the Han people's other intentions.

"When Han Yanhui said this, he paused for a while, took a look at Yelubei, and then continued, the old minister had already taken the world's affairs lightly for half his life. In fact, the old minister knew in his heart that although the late emperor and His Royal Highness treated the old minister very well, But from the bottom of my heart, I look down on the old minister.

"Yelubei was caught in Han Yanhui's heart. Although he was cruel, he felt a little embarrassed. He wanted to explain a few words, but he didn't know how to explain it, so he could only keep silent. Han Yanhui continued, His Royal Highness is a A very smart person knows that although the Khitan people are tough and invincible, they can take over the world immediately, and must not rule the world immediately. For the sake of the long-term stability of Daliao, they discussed with the old ministers and wanted to follow the method of the Han people and set the rule for Daliao. The rules of the ages, so that the Daliao can be passed down from generation to generation. However, although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has worked hard for the Daliao Kingdom, those nobles and ministers are not willing to learn from the Han people. They think that the old ministers are helping the late emperor and the prince to formulate the rules. Deliberately suppressing them, I was very dissatisfied. Because before the etiquette was not determined, the ministers just clasped their fists and bowed to salute when they saw the late emperor, but after the rules were established, they had to kneel three times and kowtow nine times. You can eat together at the same table, drink in a big bowl, eat meat with big mouthfuls, and talk and laugh during the dinner. How pleasant is it? But after the rules are established, the courtiers can only stay far away from the late emperor, and can no longer steal with the late emperor like before. Whispering, talking about things. As a result, they will not be able to do some things. Naturally, they dare not put this resentment on the late emperor and His Highness the Crown Prince, and can only vent their anger on Han officials like veterans.

"In the past few years, the crown prince held power and has been implementing new policies in the court and various places, which has already annoyed the Khitan officials. However, His Royal Highness won the trust of the late emperor and has military power in his hands. Although the officials were dissatisfied, they dared not dare to be angry. The empress dowager and the second prince saw the benefits, so they secretly made friends with the court ministers and officials from all over the country, promising that one day the second prince would become emperor, and he would abolish those rules imitated by the Central Plains dynasty in exchange for the favor of the ministers and officials. support.

"The more Yelubei heard it, the more frightened he became. He confirmed what Han Yanhui said with what he had seen and heard over the years. He was originally an extremely smart person. After a little verification, he knew that what Han Yanhui said was true. I couldn't help being startled, thinking to myself that Han Yanhui knew that his second child was dealing with him secretly, why didn't he remind me, did he deliberately want to see my jokes?

"Yelubei was puzzled, and only heard Han Yanhui continue. Although the Khitan nobles and many ministers were dissatisfied with His Royal Highness, but because of His Royal Highness, no one dared to stand up and resist. The old minister naturally knew Undercurrents are surging, but since ancient times, whenever the imperial court reforms, there will be people who will jump out to block them, openly or secretly. His Royal Highness is very sensible and wise. As long as His Highness the Crown Prince served the late Emperor well, ascending to the throne would be a matter of course. As long as these systems are implemented for 20 years, Khitan nobles and officials gradually adapt, and no one will stand up to oppose it.

"But I didn't expect that during the Southern Expedition, His Highness the Crown Prince was careless for a moment and went against the will of the late Emperor, which made the late Emperor suspicious of His Highness the Crown Prince. Later, the Eastern Expedition to the Bohai Kingdom was a plan set up by the late Emperor. Although the territory of the Bohai Kingdom is not small , but the people are poor and the country is weak, and it is a place of bitter cold. There is no way to grow food, and there is no grassland for grazing livestock. The first emperor never raised troops to attack the Bohai Kingdom, not because the Bohai Kingdom was strong and powerful, but because the Bohai Kingdom was too poor and merged into the After the Great Liao Dynasty, not only was there no benefit, but also sending food, cattle and horses to the people of the Bohai Kingdom was a big burden in vain. This time the late emperor suddenly decided to destroy the Bohai Kingdom, just to use the name of the Eastern Expedition to kill the prince It will be easier to deal with the prince by transferring out of the capital and separating courtiers who are loyal to the prince like veterans from the prince.

"His Royal Highness is the vanguard of the army, and he forced the Bohai Kingdom to surrender without much effort. To His Royal Highness, this is of course a great achievement, but the late emperor saw that His Highness is so powerful, and the fear in his heart deepened. He Changing Bohai Kingdom to Dongdan Kingdom and making His Royal Highness the King of Dongdan Kingdom meant that His Highness the Crown Prince would be trapped there and could not return to the capital. To be honest, His Royal Highness is called the King of Dongdan Kingdom, but in fact he was the king of the Eastern Dan Kingdom. It's no different. The late emperor lured the crown prince into a trap step by step, and the emperor's dragon chair is getting farther and farther away from His Highness the crown prince."

(End of this chapter)